The cliff dwellers : A herd of Bharals (Blue Sheep) coming down a cliff, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
On 12th of October, 2014 at around 10.30 am we set our journey from Hemis monastery towards Tso Moriri Lake. It was almost a 7 hours journey.
Our driver suddenly stopped our car and said to look up. It was an amazing site to observe a herd of Bharals (blue sheep) coming so fast and gracefully down the cliff at least 800ft above the road. They were performing one of the finest acrobatic shows on Earth! It was too far for my 18-105 lens to catch the glimpse of this show! I wondered how nature has adapted these animals to walk so gracefully along the dangerous faces of steep rocks!! We waited until the herd crossed our road and climbed the opposite rock. I took several close up shots to share with you. The Bharals or blue sheep are the most abundant mountain ungulate in the Ladakh region.
[How to Reach Tso Moriri Lake (Route from Leh to Tso Moriri Lake): This is the general route to Tso Moriri that most people take. One can reach in about 6 – 7 Hrs. The r Ladakh Travel Tourism "Images of Ladakh" "Indian Tourism"oute along with distance between the subsequent places is as follows:
Leh – Karu (36 Kms) – Upshi (13 Kms) – Kumdok (19 Kms) – Kere (53 Kms) – Chumathang (34 Kms) – Mahe (22 Kms) – Sumdo (10 Kms) – Korzok or Tso Moriri (53 Kms) = 240 Kms]
The cliff dwellers : A herd of Bharals (Blue Sheep) coming down a cliff, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
On 12th of October, 2014 at around 10.30 am we set our journey from Hemis monastery towards Tso Moriri Lake. It was almost a 7 hours journey.
Our driver suddenly stopped our car and said to look up. It was an amazing site to observe a herd of Bharals (blue sheep) coming so fast and gracefully down the cliff at least 800ft above the road. They were performing one of the finest acrobatic shows on Earth! It was too far for my 18-105 lens to catch the glimpse of this show! I wondered how nature has adapted these animals to walk so gracefully along the dangerous faces of steep rocks!! We waited until the herd crossed our road and climbed the opposite rock. I took several close up shots to share with you. The Bharals or blue sheep are the most abundant mountain ungulate in the Ladakh region.
[How to Reach Tso Moriri Lake (Route from Leh to Tso Moriri Lake): This is the general route to Tso Moriri that most people take. One can reach in about 6 – 7 Hrs. The r Ladakh Travel Tourism "Images of Ladakh" "Indian Tourism"oute along with distance between the subsequent places is as follows:
Leh – Karu (36 Kms) – Upshi (13 Kms) – Kumdok (19 Kms) – Kere (53 Kms) – Chumathang (34 Kms) – Mahe (22 Kms) – Sumdo (10 Kms) – Korzok or Tso Moriri (53 Kms) = 240 Kms]