desolate valleys, desert canyons and high passes of Zanskar
part 1: Honia – Namtse La – Bangche Tokpo – Phargunsa – Pangat La – “bear valley” – Tarti (Nyerak) La – Labar La – Nyerak
part 2: Wanla – Shillakong Tokpo canyon – Yongma La – Kanji
Karsha gompa
Honia in Zanskar valley
Zanskar valley
mani stones
Zangla
Honia garden
Zanskar in the morning
Zanskar river flowing into the canyon
trail towards Namtse La
wild roses
trail down from Namtse La
bear tracks in the "bear valley"
mani stones
trail down to Bangche Tokpo
Bangche Tokpo
upper Bangche Tokpo
trail in Bangche Tokpo canyon
Bangche Tokpo canyon
trail in Bangche Tokpo canyon
trail in Bangche Tokpo canyon
trail along Bangche Tokpo after the ford
on Pangat La
Pangat canyon
walk in the stream
Pangat canyon
pillars of Pangat
sunset
birches
approaching Tarti (Nyerak) La
gorge below Tarti La
on Tarti La
on Tarti La, Sengge peak in the distance
Labar La
Sengge peak, Yulchung and Nyerak villages
the grand canyon of Zanskar
shukpa, Himalayan juniper above Nyerak village
chortens above Nyerak
Nyerak
chortens of Nyerak
chortens of Nyerak
lower Shillakong Tokpo canyon
terrace in Shillakong Tokpo canyon
marble canyon
Nigutse La pass in the distance
on Yongma La pass
Chomotang Tokpo valley
evening light in Chomotang Tokpo
yaks
sheep and goats near Dumbur
mani stones
Dumbur
farm in Chomotang Tokpo valley
Chomotang Tokpo
down Chomotang Tokpo
abandoned village by a dried stream
chorten by Kanji