Going back to the tons of stuff in my archive, this time to that bus trip that took me to Leh in 2017: a 16-hour bumpy ride through the rugged mountains of northern India, which span much of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, with a couple of mountain passes above 5000m along the road.

One of the most epic trips I’ve made, definitely worth telling in more detail one of these days! But for now here’s a glimpse of it.

A small, rustic roadside shack with red plastic chairs is set against a vast, mountainous landscape under a partly cloudy sky.A vast mountainous landscape under a partly cloudy sky with patches of snow on the peaks.A winding mountain road with two trucks driving through a rugged, rocky landscape under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.A partially constructed or abandoned building stands in a barren landscape with rugged mountains and a dramatic cloudy sky in the background.A winding road snakes through a vast mountainous landscape under a sky filled with scattered clouds.