Nagar Castle PWD Rest House John Keay at breakfast
Cobbler. Manali Bazaar almost no plastic and no trainers
Kullu Chamba & Tanjin climbing towards Lambadukh from Manali, towards the first camp on the first day of the first trek, in the monsoon. Heavy packs.
Manali village. Slate roof, timber balconies, stone paved courtyards. Gourds climbing on to roofs. In 1970 Old Manali and most villages looked like this. By the 1980s access to new building materials meant rapid change in locations with road access.
The Barabangahal side of the Kali Hind Pass, 15,000 ft. The first trek. Sonam and Chamba negotiating the glacier, where we found the lamb.
Kothi ‘dhaba’, on the way to the Rothang pass.
Kothi ‘dhaba’, on the way to the Rohtang Pass.
Near Katrain, village houses
Near Katrain, woman and cattle on terraced fields – stubble after the harvest.
Near Katrain. Evening light, the silhouette of a man carrying a plough and two children, poplar trees.
Near Katrain. Evening light, the silhouette of a man carrying a plough and two children, poplar trees.
