Its 5:00 AM, cold, absolutely chilly. Tashi is at the gate waiting for the pick up. We are ready but still rubbing our eyes. All packed up with heavy woolens we start our journey towards Pangong Tso. I have earlier seen its pictures and I knew what it looks like but still a lot of excitement about this lake.
Just as we started we saw a small lake, it was beautiful but Tashi said.. Its nothing in front of Pangong. We went on and in no time reached Lukung.
Lukung is a small village from where we one can see the Pangong as is seen here in this pic. As soon as you approach the sheer size of the lake grasps your attention. It starts getting bigger and bigger, with every meter. Finally, we are there. Though one can not define the beauty of this lake and my words are never going to justify its beauty so I shall refrain from that. I will only say that its so beautiful that it can not be described. One has to see it to believe it.
The lake is 134 KM long and situated at an altitude if 14,300 feet and extends from India to China. But to my dismay, lake is 60% in China and 40% in India. Had it been 100% in India, we would definitely have seen the other end as well.. Its still a dream to go to the other end and see how it appears from that part of the world. Its been around 4 months in all but I still can not forget the mesmerizing beauty of this lake. This First view of Pangong is for all of you to see and enjoy the view.
Till my next post.... Ki Ki So So Lhargyalo
Posts
Post a Comment