Himachal Pradesh August 2009  (Movies)

I filmed a total of 230GB (about 40hrs) of 640x480pix in Motion-JPEG format on Canon IXUS 90IS mounted inside the Jeep. Of these I have taken out 24 snaps in Divx mostly ranging between 2MB and 18MB. So be careful in selection as it depends on your Internet access speed.  These files are for downloading and personal use. The Headings give approx. track locations and filesizes. Files are in 640x480pix, a reasonably good size for viewing. Viewing quality reduces drastically incase you try to view it on full screen.

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LMVI_0496 Sarahan_Sangla(5MB)                Road cut along the mountain in Kinnaur valley with Satluj river below.

LMVI_0506Sarahan_Sangla (3MB)                Entering the Sangla valley.

LMVI_0600Pooh_Tabo (5MB)                        Along the Spiti river enroute Pooh to Tabo.

LMVI_0601Pooh_tabo (4MB)                         Along the Spiti river enroute Pooh to Tabo.

LMVI_0623Pooh_Tabo (5MB)                        About 3kms bebore Sumdo Check-point.

LMVI_0647Tabo_PinValley (3MB)                 The road going up towards Dankar Monastery.

LMVI_0661Tabo_PinValleySagnam (3MB)      Sagnam village in Pin Valley.

LMVI_0723Kaza_Keylong (6MB)                    About 15kms from Kaza going towards Keylong.

LMVI_0733Kaza_Keylong (3MB)                    This stretch is full of falling stones between Kaza and Keylong. Close your windows.

LMVI_0739Kaza_Keylong (8MB)                   This current 50cm water stream is a route blocking when the rain comes. Kaza to Keylong.

LMVI_0768Keylong_Killar (4MB)                  Driving through Pattan Valley between Keylong and Killar.

LMVI_0771Keylong_Killar (3MB)                   Another harmless looking Route blocker between Keylong and Killar.

LMVI_0776Keylong_Killar (3MB)                  Slowly coming out of the Deep narrow valley between Keylong and Killar.

LMVI_0794Killar_Chamba (4MB)                  A typical track throughout between Killar and Saach Pass.

LMVI_0795Killar_Chamba (19MB)                Many parts of the track is laid with broken and sharp stones. Killar to Chamba.

LMVI_0797Killar_Chamba (10MB)                These are one of the bad stretches between Killar and Saach Paas.

LMVI_0806SaachPass (5MB)                       The approach and the Saach Pass. There is a small Temple here too.

LMVI_0813Killar_Chamba (9MB)                One of the many nice drives on equally bad stretches. After Saach Pass towards Chamba.

LMVI_0909Rewalser_Paraser (3MB)             Almost the entire drive between Rewalser and Paraser is along lush and deep green valleys.

LMVI_0912Rewalser_Paraser (3MB)            Almost near Paraser. The red-topped Building is the Forest Rest House overlooking the valley.

LMVI_0938Paraser_Shoja (3MB)                 Near Banjara Resort with fog and rain through the last half-hour on badly mauled roads and tracks.

LMVI_0942ShojaFort (1MB)                       A panoramic view from the Fort on the peak near Jalori Pass.

LMVI_0954Shoja_Narkanda (4MB)             A typical hill road drive along the river.

LMVI_0983Rohru_incident (2MB)               If I was 30kmph instead of 25kmph with increased tyre pressure and had even just touched them,

                                                                   the baby would have died. And that too at the end of the Trip just near Rohru.

                                                                   Was I driving safe or was I lucky...!

Happy viewing !

© Ajay Narayan

Dated: 14th October 2009, Zürich