Riding with the Clouds

 Karmacola had the thought and conviction, and encouraged Vaiguru to try his hand at biking  in Leh. So we got one, geared up and it was the best thing we did on this trip.  The freedom to stop anytime, not having to tell the driver to stop or slow down whenever we felt like or when something looked breathtaking, which  was  very often, very. Unhindered is the word that  made us hum along with Janis "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...".  Our three days of biking around took us through some untouched beautiful places and experience the sights and smells of Ladakh that would not have happened had we not chosen to explore the road less traveled by riding with the Clouds! 

The varied shades of the Stok valley as seen from Stok Palace

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Somewhere between the Earth & Heaven

During our last trip to Leh one of the locals told us that Ladakh is supposed to have 300 days of clear skies and 65 days of clouds. Staring into the brilliant blue infinity that stretched in front of us it was difficult for us to believe that even  a single wisp of cloud would dare to provide a contrast to the azure skies. So, this time around when we planned our trip to Leh in May we were excited about the prospect of rain and maybe even snow as predicted. And we were not disappointed - the seven days that we spent in Leh, the weather gods granted our wishes and more. All we could do was stare at the veritable feast for mind and soul.

Sun setting on the Stok range - definitely closer to Heaven than Earth

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