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Instagramming Kashmir and Ladakh, India

Instagram photos from our journey around Kashmir and Ladakh in India.
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  • Our trek begins. Storms build for more white caps. Markha Valley trek trail head, Zingchen. #Ladakh

    Our trek begins. Storms build for more white caps. Markha Valley trek trail head, Zingchen. #Ladakh

    Day 1: Our trek begins. Storms build for more white caps. Markha Valley trek trail head, Zingchen. Ladakh

  • Kashmir to Ladakh roadtrip. Mind-spanning landscapes from Sonamarg to Drass, the world's second-coldest inhabited village.

    Kashmir to Ladakh roadtrip. Mind-spanning landscapes from Sonamarg to Drass, the world's second-coldest inhabited village.

    Kashmir to Ladakh roadtrip. Mind-spanning landscapes from Sonamarg to Drass, the world's second-coldest inhabited village.

  • Why subject yourself to a 2-day ride through Kashmir on a crumbling bus? Simple: views like this one.

    Why subject yourself to a 2-day ride through Kashmir on a crumbling bus? Simple: views like this one.

    Why subject yourself to a 2-day ride through Kashmir on a crumbling bus? Simple: views like this one.

  • Kashmir to Ladakh roadtrip teaser. Bus got stuck in a traffic jam overlooking this jaw-dropper.

    Kashmir to Ladakh roadtrip teaser. Bus got stuck in a traffic jam overlooking this jaw-dropper.

    Kashmir to Ladakh roadtrip teaser. Bus got stuck in a traffic jam overlooking this jaw-dropper.

  • Buddhist prayer flags, weather brews around the monastery atop Tsemo Hill, Leh. #Ladakh

    Buddhist prayer flags, weather brews around the monastery atop Tsemo Hill, Leh. #Ladakh

    Buddhist prayer flags, weather brews around the monastery atop Tsemo Hill, Leh. #Ladakh

  • Markha Valley Day 2: Morning wake-up call = snowfall. Approach = tea + layers to cross the first 4950 meter mountain pass. This is summertime for the family we stayed with that lives here year-round.

    Markha Valley Day 2: Morning wake-up call = snowfall. Approach = tea + layers to cross the first 4950 meter mountain pass. This is summertime for the family we stayed with that lives here year-round.

    Markha Valley Day 2: Morning wake-up call = snowfall. Approach = tea + layers to cross the first 4950 meter mountain pass. This is summertime for the family we stayed with that lives here year-round.

  • Road trips are about arc: where you've been, where you are, where you're going.   Approaching Lamayuru, Ladakh

    Road trips are about arc: where you've been, where you are, where you're going. Approaching Lamayuru, Ladakh

    Late afternoon sky and Buddhist chortens in the village of Skiu -- a starting place for a visual spread of the Markha Valley trek, Ladakh

  • Engulfed in canyons. No camera can duplicate the beauty perceived by the human eye. The late afternoon close of a long Day 2, Markha Valley trek.

    Engulfed in canyons. No camera can duplicate the beauty perceived by the human eye. The late afternoon close of a long Day 2, Markha Valley trek.

    Engulfed in canyons. No camera can duplicate the beauty perceived by the human eye. The late afternoon close of a long Day 2, Markha Valley trek.

  • Monster descent (1700m / 5500 ft) = walking sticks essential. #skyporn of the Markha Valley trek

    Monster descent (1700m / 5500 ft) = walking sticks essential. #skyporn of the Markha Valley trek

    Day 2: Monster descent (1700m / 5500 ft) = walking sticks essential. #skyporn of the Markha Valley trek

  • After the snowblinds, Buddhist prayer flags at Ganda La pass (4950m / 16,240 ft). Markha Valley trek, Day 2, nearing midday #harsh

    After the snowblinds, Buddhist prayer flags at Ganda La pass (4950m / 16,240 ft). Markha Valley trek, Day 2, nearing midday #harsh

    After the snowblinds, Buddhist prayer flags at Ganda La pass (4950m / 16,240 ft). Markha Valley trek, Day 2, nearing midday #harsh

  • Chorten, mountains, mani. Late PM after the Buddhist teach-in. At the edge of Lamayuru monastery. #Ladakh

    Chorten, mountains, mani. Late PM after the Buddhist teach-in. At the edge of Lamayuru monastery. #Ladakh

    Chorten, mountains, mani. Late PM after the Buddhist teach-in. At the edge of Lamayuru monastery. #Ladakh

  • Layers and walls, and Buddhist calls. Skies begin to clear, afternoon Day 2 Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    Layers and walls, and Buddhist calls. Skies begin to clear, afternoon Day 2 Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    Layers and walls, and Buddhist calls. Skies begin to clear, afternoon Day 2 Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

  • A room with a view. Hangkar, our village for one night. Day 4, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    A room with a view. Hangkar, our village for one night. Day 4, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    A room with a view. Hangkar, our village for one night. Day 4, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

  • Favorite ancient doorway candidate #22. Hemis Gompa, Tibetan Buddhist monastery #Ladakh

    Favorite ancient doorway candidate #22. Hemis Gompa, Tibetan Buddhist monastery #Ladakh

    Favorite ancient doorway candidate #22. Hemis Gompa, Tibetan Buddhist monastery #Ladakh

  • Unbeatable lunch spot. Kang Yatze peak mirrored in Golden Eagle Lake. Day 5, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    Unbeatable lunch spot. Kang Yatze peak mirrored in Golden Eagle Lake. Day 5, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    Unbeatable lunch spot. Kang Yatze peak mirrored in Golden Eagle Lake. Day 5, Markha Valley trek. Ladakh

  • Perfect weather yields the perfect lunch spot. Opposite Kang Yaze at Tsokar Lake. Day 5, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    Perfect weather yields the perfect lunch spot. Opposite Kang Yaze at Tsokar Lake. Day 5, Markha Valley trek #Ladakh

    Perfect weather yields the perfect lunch spot. Opposite Kang Yaze at Tsokar Lake. Day 5, Markha Valley trek. Ladakh, India.

  • Day 3 Markha Valley: Chortens (Buddhist reliquaries) in the shadows of the hills. Signs of Buddhism everywhere on the trail. #Ladakh

    Day 3 Markha Valley: Chortens (Buddhist reliquaries) in the shadows of the hills. Signs of Buddhism everywhere on the trail. #Ladakh

    Day 3 Markha Valley: Chortens (Buddhist reliquaries) in the shadows of the hills. Signs of Buddhism everywhere on the trail. #Ladakh

  • Favorite ancient doorway candidate #21. Old Ladakhi Buddhist home in Yurutse. Day 1, Markha Valley trek

    Favorite ancient doorway candidate #21. Old Ladakhi Buddhist home in Yurutse. Day 1, Markha Valley trek

    Favorite ancient doorway candidate #21. Old Ladakhi Buddhist home in Yurutse. Day 1, Markha Valley trek

  • Late afternoon sky and Buddhist chortens in the village of Skiu -- a starting place for a visual spread of the Markha Valley trek, Ladakh

    Late afternoon sky and Buddhist chortens in the village of Skiu -- a starting place for a visual spread of the Markha Valley trek, Ladakh

    Late afternoon sky and Buddhist chortens in the village of Skiu -- a starting place for a visual spread of the Markha Valley trek, Ladakh

  • The lassi man of old town Leh. His secret sits in the blue bowl: freshly made yogurt every AM. #phenomenalassi #Ladakh

    The lassi man of old town Leh. His secret sits in the blue bowl: freshly made yogurt every AM. #phenomenalassi #Ladakh

    The lassi man of old town Leh. His secret sits in the blue bowl: freshly made yogurt every AM. #phenomenalassi #Ladakh

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    Day 3 Markha Valley: Chortens (Buddhist reliquaries) in the shadows of the hills. Signs of Buddhism everywhere on the trail. #Ladakh
    Favorite ancient doorway candidate #21. Old Ladakhi Buddhist home in Yurutse. Day 1, Markha Valley trek
    Late afternoon sky and Buddhist chortens in the village of Skiu -- a starting place for a visual spread of the Markha Valley trek, Ladakh