Drive. Back to Leh, from Batalik.

Previously in this series. 01. Leh. From the air. 02. Drive. Leh to Batalik. 03. Batalik. Day One. and 04. Batalik. Day Two. Part One. and 05. Batalik. Day Two. Part Two. We were done with Batalik and were headed out to remoter areas and had decided on a stop-over in Leh for the night.

above : The day started early and on the drive, there was a lot of shadow-light play on the mountainsides and the river and the trees. Again, fabulous colors.
above : Wild antelope on the mountainside foraging for food early in the morning. There is a local name for these but I can no longer recall it.
above : Riverside paradise! The clumps of trees made interesting dots of color throughout the otherwise barren landscape.
above : While crossing the lone village, which had been affected by floods.
above : A remote monastery in the distance.
above : The various moods of @akanksharedhu We’re obviously still fascinate with river-pebbles!
above : Thorny bush on the riverside gorge.
above : A hot cup of tea was ALWAYS welcome. The sun was fierce only when we were IN the sunlight and only for about an hour or maximum two hours during the peak afternoon.
above : @shadeheart in conversation with a local denizen.
above & below : I will shut up now. Enjoy the images!
	left : The name of my room at the Leh Transit Camp.
above : That’s the Leh Airport in the foreground.
above : View from the Transit Camp, Leh.
above : Night sky, Leh Transit Camp.
That was our little trip from Batalik to Leh and at the Leh Transit camp. You ain’t seen nothing yet! More coming up! Previously in this series. 01. Leh. From the air. 02. Drive. Leh to Batalik. 03. Batalik. Day One. 04. Batalik. Day Two. Part One. and 05. Batalik. Day Two. Part Two.