Pangong Lake reflections near Lukung

Lake view near the Merak Village

Grasslands along the banks of the Pangong lake at the Merak village.

The glacial run of stream from the mountain irrigates the grasslands making this spot one of the most beautiful camping spots in Ladakh.

Pangong range towering over the Merak Village

The snowcapped peaks of the Pangong range mountains towering over the Merak village.

The mountains of Chang Chemo range leading to the disputed Aksai Chin plateau.

The mountains of the Chang Chemo range on the far side of the Pangong Lake. The Change Chemo range of mountains lead to the disputed Aksai Chin plateau. The dispute over the control of the Aksai Chin plateau is the reason for the 1962 war between India and China when India discovered that China was building a road through the Aksai Chin plateau to connect its Xinjiang region with Tibet.To learn more about the mountain ranges and geography of Ladakh, check out the following Kettik article. Getting to know the Mountain ranges of Ladakh

Maan village

Pangong Lake near Spangmik village

Mountains on the route from Spangmik to Maan village along the Pangong Lake

Reflections of a mountain range.

This one takes my breath away every time i look at it ? I'd usually dismiss these kinda photos as a lucky shot, being at the right place at the right time, but i had to work a bit to get this one. I was definitely at the right place.. but the time wasn't right as a light breeze was disturbing the puddle's surface. I hung around by these puddles for over an hour and finally when the breeze died down for a moment... CLICK !!

Pangong Lake reflections near Lukung

Army convoy waiting at a TCP checkpost below Chang La for paperwork to clear.

"Traveling in an army convoy is a slow business. Every 15 to 20 km the convoy would stop at a check point (TCP) and wait 30 minutes or more to get all their paper work started again. Then its off to the next check point, another long wait and so on. It seemed like the famed Indian bureaucracy did not spare its army either."From Story : Rescued again... How the Indian army helped me cross a snowed out Chang La pass for the 2nd time.

Army convoy waiting at a TCP checkpost for paperwork to clear.

"Traveling in an army convoy is a slow business. Every 15 to 20 km the convoy would stop at a check point (TCP) and wait 30 minutes or more to get all their paper work started again. Then its off to the next check point, another long wait and so on. It seemed like the famed Indian bureaucracy did not spare its army either."From Story : Rescued again... How the Indian army helped me cross a snowed out Chang La pass for the 2nd time.

Army jawans putting snow chains around the wheels of a truck to tackle the slippery roads

"It was exciting being part of the huge convoy snaking up the mountain roads. We made good progress and i was enjoying the ride.But soon we came across the snow and the whole convoy slowed down to a crawl. The temperature got colder and the convoy was getting slower by the minute. After a while the entire convoy stopped to put snow chains around the wheels of the trucks."From Story : Rescued again... How the Indian army helped me cross a snowed out Chang La pass for the 2nd time.

First light over Merak village.

The first light of the day making its way down the peaks of the Pangong range towering over the Merak village. Merak is one of the four villages on the shores of the Pangong Lake. Read more about the Pangong lake. 

Tranquility

Mountainscape near the Pangong Lake site

Pangong Lake reflections

Ibex guardian at the Merak Gompa.