Travelling in Himachal in June – 2007
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We walked over snow, crossed Solang stream and walked up the mountain on the other side.
We spotted sheep grazing and a few shepherds on mountain.
The mountain was covered in green grass interspersed with tall alpine trees.
As we walked further, we saw many flowers littering the landscape.
A little ahead was a small waterfall coming down from a rocky incline.
Walking further up and above the waterfall, we found many more colorful flowers spread on the ground.
The shepherds were already leaving when we reached near the place where they were. The last man left behind was dousing the fire they had made for preparing tea and was herding out the last remaining sheep.
The forest ahead was thick but few trees grew in places where the incline was steep, leaving green open spaces covered with grass and white flowers.
Continued at Exploring Solang Nala
Travelling in Himachal in June – 2007
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After stopping briefly at the cave temple in Solang Nala, we decided to follow the stream and walk upwards.
We saw a riot of flowers all around as we walked.
A bridle path assisted us for a few minutes, which disappeared after a while. We were left to find our own way. But then, we weren’t really looking for a path taken but only wandering aimless.
We soon hit the snow line. It was old snow from the last winter, hard as concrete below the surface. But the surface was soft and melting slowly and was not all that hard to walk on it.
At places, the stream ran under a layer of hard snow and made a path where a man could easily go in! It was fun exploring it, though we did not go deep inside them. We eventually crossed the stream using the snow as bridge and walked up the mountain and away from the stream.
Continued at Beyond Manali – III
Travelling in Himachal in June – 2007
Shimla >> Manali >> Rohtang >> Chandratal >> Ki/Kibber/Tabo >> Kalpa >> Shimla
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For next few posts, it is going to be less words and more pictures.
Despite the touristy looks of Manali, its mountain peaks gave me an indication that there is much to discover around the town. We spent just two days there, one of them wandering in the town and the second, exploring. In those eight hours we spent freewheeling beyond Manali, we discovered some spellbinding beauty that wasn’t discovered by tourists. same
Solang is visited by many people; is touristy and has many activities to amuse its visitors.
We rented a bike a rode towards Solang Nala north of Manali on the second day. The meadows of Solnag Nala were touristy enough that I would rather speak less of it here.
We biked to Solang Nala from Manali
The road ends at a place where the Indian Army is working on a tunnel to Rohtang Pass, which would eventually open the road to Ladakh year round. My friend opted to take a horse ride from here to a waterfall and a cave temple besides a stream, while I decided to walk the distance. It was an hour’s walk to the temple, and we climbed higher as we walked.
Solang is a deviation on the road to Rohtang Pass, and is at a level higher than Manali. The higher we climb the better are the views.
Solang Nala flows from the mountains..
Continued at Beyong Manali – II
