Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand: I've been away, but wanted to answer your post below, from early last month. If you go ahead with your hike on the frozen Zanskar river in winter, then you might want to read Jack london's short story about someone who hiked the frozen Yukon river... and who fell in! http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html I hope that you have at least one person with you so that we'll see your photos of the trek no matter what. ;-) Jim On 9/11/13 9:18 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > These are slow moving ones (-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Jim Hemenway<jim at hemenway.com> wrote: >> But you think that you're fit enough to chase leopards? >> >> ;-) >> >> Good shooting, >> >> Jim H >> >> >> >> >> On 9/10/13 10:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>> Jim, >>> Thanks for looking. No, this was my first trip. There are two treks >>> that are tempting me - one is the Chadar trek on the frozen Zanskar >>> river in winter, and another is one into the Hemis National Park >>> chasing the elusive Snow Leopard. Let us see - I am not very convinced >>> that I am fit enough for the first one! >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Jim Hemenway<jim at hemenway.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Jayanand: >>>> >>>> Great shots! Have you hiked any of them? >>>> >>>> I'm reminded of the much less tall desert mountains east of San Diego, >>>> CA. >>>> >>>> Jim H >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 9/10/13 1:52 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>>>> 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: >>>>> >>>>> Leh Valley: >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0212.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Road to Nubra: >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0594.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Khardung Valley: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0297.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Descent into Nubra: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0305.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Nubra Valley: >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0410.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Please see LARGE >>>>> >>>>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Jayanand >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >