stacked rock, blue sky, white cloud, desolate valley

stacked rock, blue sky, white cloud, desolate valley, originally uploaded by Slumdog Thousandaire.

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After Whiskey Driving Risky!

After Whiskey Driving Risky!, originally uploaded by Flickmor.

Ladakh Roadsign

IMG_3598, originally uploaded by Nir Nussbaum.

Ladakh - Tso Kar reflections

India - Ladakh - Trekking - 019 - Tso Kar reflections, originally uploaded by mckaysavage.

The beautiful Tso (lake) Kar in eastern Ladakh reflected the mountains behind perfectly.

You can see the salt deposits under the water in the centre section as the lighter sections and the salt crystallised along the shoreline.

Ladakh - The Indus River

India - Ladakh - Travel - 019 - The Indus River, originally uploaded by mckaysavage.

Following the long river valley of the great Indus River as it is still young, The river starts in Tibet, winds through Ladakh gaining strength and sediment before flowing through Pakistan to the Ocean. One of the cradles of civilization, the Indus River has been the backbone of agriculture for many thousands of years, Hinduism's Vedic origins invented along its backs