Across Many
Mountains
The epic road trip from Shimla to Spiti via Kinnaur through the Hindustan Tibet Road; is a journey
that will rattle you to the bones, but will make sure that every aching bone, is more than just worth
it. Driving 450 km across the gorgeous yet desolate mountains of the Trans-Himalayas, Devyani
Nighoskar shares the tales of her exploration through pictures, poetry and prose.
I
do not know where to begin and where to end. My
experiences are diverse and endless; just the like the long,
winding roads that I travelled upon, across mountains.
On the road for a week ; exploring Kinnaur’s and Spiti’s little hamlets;
gazing at the ethereal views of the mountains in the day and the star-
lit skies of the night, I drove by the rumbling Sutlej that changed
colors and names and became eponymous, as soon as I entered the
forsaken, unfrequented yet, fascinating Spiti.
Aah Spiti! It is a different kind of beautiful. It is not lush green or snowy
white. Its a barren, rocky paradise, dipped in shades of yellows, browns
and greyish ice.
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