Manali Leh mega post!

amitdave · Aug 26th, 2005, 21:24

nice post natasha ,it was like reliving those 7 days iwas in leh this july...(abt altitude sickness it varies from person to person: i didnt had any probs but my wife did experienced breathlessness.) leh is just spectacular..however i didnt visited pangong and you missed tsomoriri so here is the link to my pictures of tsomoriri lake which i took this july..and you post urs of pangong...

http://community.webshots.com/myphot...umID=396180313

if this doesnt works click
http://community.webshots.com/user/amitdave7377
and go to album ladakh 01
hope to see your picts soon..
amit

crimsonriver · Aug 28th, 2005, 12:53

gud gud... now where are the pics..??

natasha chanda acharya · Aug 31st, 2005, 11:49

I have finally handed over all my Leh scans to Bigzero. He will be uploading them in the gallery by and by. In the mean time. Here's the puzzle for the day. Are these horses or asses. If they are asses, mind you, I for one, have never heard of galloping asses. And I did get a close look. They looked like horses to me. Sorry for the bad pics but here's my vote: Horses!

kamikaze · Aug 31st, 2005, 12:31

difficult to figure out from the snap because of the resolution, but from what little i can see, they look like asses.

ddutta · Aug 31st, 2005, 14:26

Horse

Horses

Asses

natasha chanda acharya · Aug 31st, 2005, 16:23

Okay. Here's an attempt at enlarged pics. Please note that the rounded necks are not as the appear. It is the mane flying back in the air.

(i have a sinking feeling about this!)

natasha chanda acharya · Aug 31st, 2005, 19:46

Somnath just showed me some google images. Apparently, it is the Kiang - or Tibetan Wild Ass. Apparently they are also known for high speed galloping! Well. My only consolation was in the following lines:

"herds of the handsome chestnut brown Asiatic (Wild ass), which is the last of India's wild horse family, does not survive elsewhere in Indian lowlands..."

This what wikipedia says:
The Kiang (Equus kiang) is a large mammal belonging to the horse family. They are native to the Tibetan Plateau, where they inhabit montane and alpine grasslands from 4000 to 7000 meters elevation. They are the largest of the wild asses, with an average shoulder height of 140 cm. The Kiang is related to the Onager or Asiatic Wild Ass (E. hemionus), and some authorities classify it as a subspecies of Onager, E. hemionus kiang.

At least it belongs to the wild horse family.

Attaching one close up from google. Well, doesn't the face look more like a horses than a ass'?

Well, whatever, it was thrilling all the same to chase them in the wild plains. Can't get must closer to wilderness than that.

crimsonriver · Sep 1st, 2005, 00:37

Where exactly did u guyz chase this ass/horse??

zzzehar · Sep 2nd, 2005, 00:38

Natasha - This is the best post I have come Across In my whole life spent Blogging/Forumming/Threading. What a flair for writing and way of expressing thoughts. I dumbo like me can't even think of It. Really very well WRITTEN and EXPlAINED!! Wish I could sit with you and learn the trade

VERY GOOD

shanthi · Sep 2nd, 2005, 01:02

Wonderful Post ! Thanks for taking us on your trip with you!!

Alan D · Sep 2nd, 2005, 01:38

Natasha

This is definitely the Tibetan race of the Asiatic Wild Ass. We saw just a few on our way to Ladakh last year on the Moray Plains. You were lucky to see such a large group.

In the rest of India you will only see its sub species, the Indian Wild Ass, in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. I've visited there a couple of times and got pretty close to herds of them. The colouration of the Indian race is much lighter than the Tibetan race.

Nick-H · Sep 2nd, 2005, 02:07

Natasha, Thanks for a lovely post and lovely pics. I hope it was horse, cos it seems much more polite to say what a lovely horse you have

It sounds so wonderful: I must break away from the South one day soon...

Paagla Dashu · Sep 2nd, 2005, 04:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by natasha chanda acharya

I have finally handed over all my Leh scans to Bigzero. He will be uploading them in the gallery by and by. In the mean time. Here's the puzzle for the day. Are these horses or asses. If they are asses, mind you, I for one, have never heard of galloping asses. And I did get a close look. They looked like horses to me. Sorry for the bad pics but here's my vote: Horses!

Difficult to say.....I can see some four-legged creatures running in the distance but are you in the photo as well?

Tritiyo Sur = Gaa (Sa Re Gaa)

Shastho Sur = Dhaa (Ma Pa Dhaa)

Did you bring one (or two) back to Bangalore with you?

natasha chanda acharya · Sep 2nd, 2005, 10:39

Thanks, Zzzeehar and all the others.
You guys are the greatest. I wanted to write so much more.
In fact, while I was up there, I kept thinking, i have to say this, say that,
but by the time i lost some altitude, it all became a blurr.

But hey, hope it helps other IMers planning a trip there.
That's what IM is about after all.

Crimsonriver, i saw them somewhere immediately after the turn you take for Tso Kar on your way to Pang (coming down from Leh to Sarchu.) I believe they can be seen the the Tso Kar Tso moriri area, is the Rupshi Valley? - in case you go looking for them.

Machadinha, Alan D, I totally agree. They are very handsome creatures, and I am not in the least undermining the glory and the fortune of encountering something as rare as that in the wilderness.

Am waiting for the pics to come in.
Must warn though that i have an average camera and could not capture the grandeur of those mountains. But they are your average nice pics.
Bigzero, where are you.......

And while we're waiting for the pics, here's the phull phamily in front of Wisdom Holiday home in Leh and Natasha the "heroini" in Pangong Tso.

somnath · Sep 7th, 2005, 14:24

Yesterday night on special news section of a channel (TV) I saw a very interesting feature of Magnetic Hill, Ladakh. There was an interview of truck driver and a live demonstration of the press car. They said that at particular point (yellow signboard is there on the road) cars behave strangely. It is a flat bed but if you keep your car in neutral, it moves as it happens in slopes. It is also demonstrated that the cars fail to run faster even in full acceleration. Mind it, it is not a steep. The truck driver speaks about this in a normal way, as this is not something new, but this is just another normal and known thing.

Is it true or faced same experience while you were there in that region?

Aug 28th, 2005, 12:53	#32
crimsonriver The Nom@d... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Some road.. somewhere... Posts: 325	gud gud... now where are the pics..?? __________________ Look around and chose your own ground For long you live and high you fly And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry And all you touch and all you see Is all your life will ever be... Last ride : Bhutan, Arunachal, Sikkim.. (Where do I ride next?) My Travel Journal... http://the-never-ending-road.blogspot.com

Aug 31st, 2005, 11:49	#33
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	Horse are Ass I have finally handed over all my Leh scans to Bigzero. He will be uploading them in the gallery by and by. In the mean time. Here's the puzzle for the day. Are these horses or asses. If they are asses, mind you, I for one, have never heard of galloping asses. And I did get a close look. They looked like horses to me. Sorry for the bad pics but here's my vote: Horses! Attached Thumbnails

Aug 31st, 2005, 14:26	#35
ddutta Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: kolkata Posts: 803	Horse Horses Asses Asses __________________ "If you smile at me I will understand, because that is something everyone everywhere does in the same language"

Aug 31st, 2005, 16:23	#36
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	Okay. Here's an attempt at enlarged pics. Please note that the rounded necks are not as the appear. It is the mane flying back in the air. (i have a sinking feeling about this!) Attached Thumbnails

Aug 31st, 2005, 19:46	#37
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	Somnath just showed me some google images. Apparently, it is the Kiang - or Tibetan Wild Ass. Apparently they are also known for high speed galloping! Well. My only consolation was in the following lines: "herds of the handsome chestnut brown Asiatic (Wild ass), which is the last of India's wild horse family, does not survive elsewhere in Indian lowlands..." This what wikipedia says: The Kiang (Equus kiang) is a large mammal belonging to the horse family. They are native to the Tibetan Plateau, where they inhabit montane and alpine grasslands from 4000 to 7000 meters elevation. They are the largest of the wild asses, with an average shoulder height of 140 cm. The Kiang is related to the Onager or Asiatic Wild Ass (E. hemionus), and some authorities classify it as a subspecies of Onager, E. hemionus kiang. At least it belongs to the wild horse family. Attaching one close up from google. Well, doesn't the face look more like a horses than a ass'? Well, whatever, it was thrilling all the same to chase them in the wild plains. Can't get must closer to wilderness than that. Attached Thumbnails

Aug 26th, 2005, 21:24	#31
amitdave Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: surat Posts: 49	nice post natasha ,it was like reliving those 7 days iwas in leh this july...(abt altitude sickness it varies from person to person: i didnt had any probs but my wife did experienced breathlessness.) leh is just spectacular..however i didnt visited pangong and you missed tsomoriri so here is the link to my pictures of tsomoriri lake which i took this july..and you post urs of pangong... http://community.webshots.com/myphot...umID=396180313 if this doesnt works click http://community.webshots.com/user/amitdave7377 and go to album ladakh 01 hope to see your picts soon.. amit

Aug 31st, 2005, 12:31	#34
kamikaze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 19	difficult to figure out from the snap because of the resolution, but from what little i can see, they look like asses.

Sep 1st, 2005, 00:37	#38
crimsonriver The Nom@d... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Some road.. somewhere... Posts: 325	Where exactly did u guyz chase this ass/horse??

Sep 2nd, 2005, 00:38	#39
zzzehar Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I see a Woman on Top - Feels Like Heaven :-) Posts: 375	In a Lifetime Natasha - This is the best post I have come Across In my whole life spent Blogging/Forumming/Threading. What a flair for writing and way of expressing thoughts. I dumbo like me can't even think of It. Really very well WRITTEN and EXPlAINED!! Wish I could sit with you and learn the trade VERY GOOD

Sep 2nd, 2005, 01:02	#40
shanthi Account closed on user's request Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South India Posts: 785	Wonderful Post ! Thanks for taking us on your trip with you!!

Sep 2nd, 2005, 01:38	#41
Alan D Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,869	Natasha This is definitely the Tibetan race of the Asiatic Wild Ass. We saw just a few on our way to Ladakh last year on the Moray Plains. You were lucky to see such a large group. In the rest of India you will only see its sub species, the Indian Wild Ass, in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. I've visited there a couple of times and got pretty close to herds of them. The colouration of the Indian race is much lighter than the Tibetan race. __________________ What a long strange trip it's been!

Sep 2nd, 2005, 02:07	#42
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,600	Natasha, Thanks for a lovely post and lovely pics. I hope it was horse, cos it seems much more polite to say what a lovely horse you have It sounds so wonderful: I must break away from the South one day soon... __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Sep 2nd, 2005, 10:39	#44
natasha chanda acharya barefeet indian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 566	Thanks, Zzzeehar and all the others. You guys are the greatest. I wanted to write so much more. In fact, while I was up there, I kept thinking, i have to say this, say that, but by the time i lost some altitude, it all became a blurr. But hey, hope it helps other IMers planning a trip there. That's what IM is about after all. Crimsonriver, i saw them somewhere immediately after the turn you take for Tso Kar on your way to Pang (coming down from Leh to Sarchu.) I believe they can be seen the the Tso Kar Tso moriri area, is the Rupshi Valley? - in case you go looking for them. Machadinha, Alan D, I totally agree. They are very handsome creatures, and I am not in the least undermining the glory and the fortune of encountering something as rare as that in the wilderness. Am waiting for the pics to come in. Must warn though that i have an average camera and could not capture the grandeur of those mountains. But they are your average nice pics. Bigzero, where are you....... And while we're waiting for the pics, here's the phull phamily in front of Wisdom Holiday home in Leh and Natasha the "heroini" in Pangong Tso. Attached Thumbnails

Sep 7th, 2005, 14:24	#45
somnath Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 2,306	Believe it or not….. Yesterday night on special news section of a channel (TV) I saw a very interesting feature of Magnetic Hill, Ladakh. There was an interview of truck driver and a live demonstration of the press car. They said that at particular point (yellow signboard is there on the road) cars behave strangely. It is a flat bed but if you keep your car in neutral, it moves as it happens in slopes. It is also demonstrated that the cars fail to run faster even in full acceleration. Mind it, it is not a steep. The truck driver speaks about this in a normal way, as this is not something new, but this is just another normal and known thing. Is it true or faced same experience while you were there in that region?

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