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Subject: [Leica] The Road to Nubra Valley
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:56:12 +0530
References: <CAH1UNJ2XE-0U++UxsGFiWyjiOjkukzTQMXtmDC7sxy7XJRWQJg@mail.gmail.com> <C180D8C4-486D-431C-81DF-4C2AA840A105@frozenlight.eu>

Nathan,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
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> The last one, with the sand dunes, is absolutely striking!
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> On Sep 10, 2013, at 7:52 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
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>> The Nubra Valley in Ladakh, at an average altitude of 10,000 feet, was
>> once a part of the ancient "Silk Route", linking what is now
>> Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan to Xinjiang in China. The road to Nubra
>> from Leh is actually the highest motorable road in the world, touching
>> a high of 18,380 feet at Khardung La. At that altitude, walking a few
>> hundred feet tires you out, and you should be slow and deliberate in
>> all your movements. The road has been built, and is maintained by the
>> Indian Army on a 24/7 basis, not surprisingly given the sensitivity of
>> the area. Anyway, some photographs:
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>> Leh Valley: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0212.jpg.html
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>> Road to Nubra: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0594.jpg.html
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>> Khardung Valley:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0297.jpg.html
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>> Descent into Nubra:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0305.jpg.html
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>> Nubra Valley: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0410.jpg.html
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>> Please see LARGE
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>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
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>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] The Road to Nubra Valley)
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