Chandrataal (Lake of the Moon ) - Spectacular Spiti
Chandra Taal or Lake of the Moon is a lake in the Spiti part of Lahaul & Spiti valley in the state of Himachal Pradesh (India) near the high altitude Kunzam Pass.It is situated at an altitude of 14100 feet above sea level.It gets its name from its crescent shape.It is situated on Samudra Tapu Plateau overlooking the Chandra River.There is no visible source of the lake but there is an outlet and the source is probably underground.
If you look at the man standing to the left of the shot you can get an idea of the magnificent scale of the landscape.
I took this shot on a long ago trip to Lahaul & Spiti in September 2014.I remember we had to walk around 500 mts from where we had parked our vehicle to reach this place and the altitude made it a real challenge.I was totally exhausted by the time we reached here and I just did not have the energy to walk down to the shores of the lake and took a few shots from here.I can manage pretty well upto around 11000 feet but beyond that altitude sickness creeps in.:-)
I have uploaded a similar photo many years back but since a lot of new friends have joined me since then I thought I would share it once again.
Happy Sunday dear friends
Chandrataal (Lake of the Moon ) - Spectacular Spiti
Chandra Taal or Lake of the Moon is a lake in the Spiti part of Lahaul & Spiti valley in the state of Himachal Pradesh (India) near the high altitude Kunzam Pass.It is situated at an altitude of 14100 feet above sea level.It gets its name from its crescent shape.It is situated on Samudra Tapu Plateau overlooking the Chandra River.There is no visible source of the lake but there is an outlet and the source is probably underground.
If you look at the man standing to the left of the shot you can get an idea of the magnificent scale of the landscape.
I took this shot on a long ago trip to Lahaul & Spiti in September 2014.I remember we had to walk around 500 mts from where we had parked our vehicle to reach this place and the altitude made it a real challenge.I was totally exhausted by the time we reached here and I just did not have the energy to walk down to the shores of the lake and took a few shots from here.I can manage pretty well upto around 11000 feet but beyond that altitude sickness creeps in.:-)
I have uploaded a similar photo many years back but since a lot of new friends have joined me since then I thought I would share it once again.
Happy Sunday dear friends