Day 3 of the trek was relatively easy – we had to cover a distance of 13kms, which was only downhill; after the Bhabha pass crossing, anything would have appeared easy! But our travails were far from over: It snowed rather heavily the previous night, which was rather un-expected when we camped in the evening. […]
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Spiti to Kinnaur Trek: Day 2 – Bhabha Pass
The longest and toughest day of the trek. Starting from the first days camp @4050m we had to cross the Bhabha Pass @4900m and from there we had to climb down to an elevation of around 4100m to reach the evenings camping ground near a place called Kara, covering a distance of 17-18 kms in the process.
Spiti to Kinnaur trek: Day 1 – Mudh to Paldor
The first day of the trek was considered to be relatively easy – from Mudh @ 3850m we had to reach Paldor @ 4050 m (14 km). The second day was considered to be the toughest – from Paldor we had to cross Bhabha pass @ 4900 m and climb down to a camping site near Kara @ 3800 m (15 km). The third day from Kara to Mulling @ 3100 m (13 km). fourth day, Mulling to Kafnu @ 2450 m (14 km). In four days, we were supposed to cover a distance of around 60 km, and in the process gain an elevation of 1000 m and lose about 2500 m.
Spiti to Kinnaur trek: Acclimatizing in Kaza
Two day stay in Kaza with the intention of acclimatizing to the high elevation (3800 m) before we undertook the 4 day Spiti-Kinnaur trek.
Spiti to Kinnaur trek: Getting there – Shimla to Kaza
A photographic journey of my travel through Shimla to Manali to Kaza in Himachal Pradesh in preparation for my 4 day Spiti to Kinnaur trek.
New York – Part 2
Date: August – September 2007 Place: New York Though my assignment was in Lowell, Massachusetts, I had arranged to fly out of New York after completion of my assignment. This way I could spend few more days blissfully in the company of my friends in the great city of NY. The first three photos in […]
Chitradurga Fort
We started for the Chitradurga Fort at 5 AM. As we neared the fort we passed through two huge gates – apparently the fort has 7 levels of fortification (hence the name “aelu suttina kote” in kannada) and each of this gate is the entrance into a level of fortification. The old city of Chitradurga […]
Sunset and Moonrise on Merrimack River
Date: 26th August 2007, Sunday Place: Merrimack River, Lowell, Massachusetts It was yet another one-day weekend – had to work on Saturday. The weeks stress had taken its toll and I found myself taking a late afternoon nap, very un-characteristic of me, can’t remember the last time I took an afternoon nap hmm… the result […]
New York – Part 1
Date: August 4th 2007 Place: New York After nearly three weeks of un-ending work, this trip to New York City (NYC) was a welcome break. More than the excitement of visiting a new place I was eager to meet my college buddies, Jayanth and Vamshi. Times Square: this place is famous for huge number of […]
Whale watching at Boston
Whale watching Cruises are one of the best attractions on offer at Boston Harbor. I got to view 2-3 Humpback Whales during this cruise.
Casio Edifice EF – 305
This is the first watch i bought from my hard earned money, a year ago. Equipment used for photography: Camera – Nikon D40 with 18-55mm Lens Lighting used – Table Lamp Most notable feature of this watch, the strap! Mode = Manual, Focal Length = 55mm, F-Number = F/5.6, Exposure Time = 1/30 […]