Storizen Magazine June 2018 Issue Storizen Magazine June 2018 Issue | Page 36

STORIZEN TRAVEL
I have put all my
stuff and only
one-fifth space
has been taken!
day, you can spot Pir
Panjal range from where
you sit. We had covered
more than 100 km from
Jammu in about an hour
an half. Not bad. We
had another 100 to go
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to reach Palampur, our
first stopover.
The road from
Pathankot to Palampur
is a nightmare.
Potholes and patchy
bits take the joy out of
a bike ride. However,
somewhere along the
way, Dhaludhars run
parallel to the road.
The beauty of the
towering mountains
does take one’s mind
off the road then.
The sun sets early in
the hills. We reached
Palampur at 1930 hrs.
It was deathly chilly,
disgustingly damp and
strangely depressing.
After a hearty meal at a
dhaba in the middle of
the town, we felt proud
of our first day on the
bike.
The next morning we
left Palampur at dawn.
We reached Mandi,
107 km from Palampur,
in a good two hours.
The road from Mandi to
Manali, another 110
JUNE 2018