Highway to Heaven – Road trip to Spiti

Tripoto
22nd Aug 2015

Key Monastery

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sunrise at Shimla

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somewhere at Rampur Bushahar

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The famous tunnel on the Hindustan Tibet Highway

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Rainy Mornings at Sangla

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Hindustan ka aakhri dhaba, at Chhitkul

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Buddhist Prayer flags at Kalpa

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Enroute Nako

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The mighty Enfield

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the actual Highway to Heaven, from Nako to Tabo

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Tabo Monastery

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Entrance to Tabo

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Dhankar Village

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Langza Village

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kids at Langza village

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a bird's eye view of Kaza town

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Key Monastery

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Bharat Daak

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and the flags finally adorn my bike :)

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road to Chandrataal Lake

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Kunzom Mata Mandir, Kunzom Pass

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12.5kms of this :D

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The magnificent Chandrataal Lake

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the end of an epic road trip, at Manali

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breaks be like...

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Royal Enfield motorcycles demand respect. Now I know the reason why. Stark blue skies, barren landscape, the so called roads made of stones and sand, at 12,000ft above msl, riding your beloved Royal Enfield, there you stand, atop one of the world’s most beautiful places. No, I am not talking about Ladakh. Welcome to Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, the lesser known of the destinations.

The sound of Royal Enfield motorcycles still resonates in my ears, long after the ride is done, where those are the only bikes that can sustain the harsh terrain. Are they made of “Valyrian steel” ? was a question that came to my mind umpteen times as I rode through ascending and descending paths (yes, paths and not roads) of sand, stones, water crossings, mud, dirt and what not. This is a story of two friends, amateur bikers, riding all the way from Mumbai to Spiti valley and back. A 2-week, 5458 km road trip on a RE Classic 350 and a RE Thunderbird 350. Yes we were mad enough to do such a thing. But only true bikers will understand the meaning of taking such a road trip.

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Shorter version -

Day 1 - Mumbai - Baroda- Ahmedabad - 569 kilometers

Day 2 - Ahmedabad - Udaipur - Jaipur - 766 kilometers

Day 3 - Jaipur - Gurgaon - Delhi - 310 kilometers

Day 4 - Delhi (servicing and break) - 60 kilometers

Day 5 - Delhi - Chandigarh - Shimla - 360 kilometers

Day 6 - Shimla - Rampur - Sangla - 210 kilometers

Day 7 - Sangla - Chhitkul - Sangla - Reckong Peo - Kalpa - 136 kilometers

Day 8 - Kalpa - Reckong Peo - Nako - Tabo - 184 kilometers

Day 9 - Tabo - Kaza - Langza - Kaza - 124 kilometers

Day 10 - Kaza - Lossar - Kunzom Pass - Chandrataal Lake - 148 kilometers

Day 11 - Chandrataal Lake - Batal - Manali - 137 kilometers

Day 12 - Manali - Kullu - Delhi - 656 kilometers

Day 13 - Delhi - Jaipur - 303 kilometers

Day 14 - Jaipur - Pali - Ahmedabad - 774 kilometers

Day 15 - Ahmedabad - Baroda - Vapi - Mumbai - Home

Happy riding :D

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