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MotorcycleenthusiastsfloodedManali-Leh
NationalHighway
Manali-LehNationalHighwayis490kmlonghighwayintheNorthernpartofIndia
connectingLehthecapitalofLadakhandManaliinHimachalPradesh.Butitisnot
openalthetime.Itisonlyopenforapproxfourandthehalfmonthsinayearwhen
snowisclearedfromtheroads.ItconnectsManalivaley,LahaulandSpitivaleysin
HimachalPradeshtoZanskarvaleyinLadakh. Manybeautifultownscomein
betweenthejourneysuchasMarhi,Keylong,Jispa,Darcha,Bharatpur,Gataloops,
Pang,etc.
So,forthetimewhenitisopenthehighwayisbusywiththeenthusiastic
motorcyclists.Pasingthroughthishighwayonecanseemountainrangesonboth
sides, stunningsand,androcknaturalformations.ThejourneyfromManalitoLeh
generalytakestwodays,butitcantakemoreduetounpredictableweatherand
roadconditions.Italsohassomebadstretchesofroadsandoccasionallandslidesbut
thisdoesnotbothermuchtothetouristsastheyaremuchmoreexcitedtoseethe
panoramicviewswhichcanbeseenduringthejourney.
Formotorcyclists,itisadreamandseemsheaventoo,watchingthosesmalstreams
ofice-coldwaterfrom snow-cappedmountainsandglacialmelts.Suddenlythis
landscapechangeswhenonepasesthroughRohtangPasandenterstheChandra
rivervaleyintheLahaulregion.Thegreeneryonthesouthernsideofthemountains
startsdisappearingandthemountainslopesonthelowersidebecomesbrownand
arid.However,themountainpeakscoveredwiththesnowglowsandshinesbrightly
inthesun.Thebonuspointistheglimpsesofwildlifeandfaunanearthebanksof
riversorlakesthatcomeinbetweenofthisjourney.
Ridingthroughthecris-crosterainonyourbeastissomethingthatwilbe
capturedinyourheartforever.Memorieswillast lifetimeandyouwilbeableto
teltalesoftheincandescentbeautyoftheregionyouexploredformonthstocome.
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