September 6, 2010

India - A Final Montage!

This monkey didn't like us much. After we took this photo and got a little closer he reared up and gave us both a bit of a fright!
Woman work hard in India. Not only is this woman carrying a super heavy load but she's crossing one of the scariest bridges we've ever encountered. It's full of loose boards, sections of missing railing, snapped cables and, to top it off, the Parvati river is absolutely raging below.

We ran into roads like this everywhere we went in the state of Himichal Pradesh. It's no wonder we couldn't make it up to Leh!

My view from Enzo. I miss you buddy.

An old man with his granddaughter pausing looking out over the valley.

I love this shot taken one day while we were out and about exploring.

This is the village of Manikaram in the Parvati Valley. It's a very holy place and lots of pilgrims make their way here to bathe in the hot spring seen below.

We spent 4 days in the picturesque village of Grahan. It's a 4 hour hike up from Kasol and we were lucky enough to time our visit with their annual festival. Culturally speaking this was an absolute highlight of our trip.

A field of marijuana right outside our room in Grahan. The best charras and hash in the world comes from this area.

The view from our room in the beautiful village of Bahu. It reminded me so much of BC.

Stopping to enjoy the view on our last day with Enzo. We rode for 12 hours this day, our longest day ever!

This is what we ran into a couple of hours down the road from where the last photo was taken. A flash flood caused a huge section of road to disappear, taking a bus tumbling down with it. Luckily we found a detour but you can see why we ended up riding for 12 hours this day!

A dog in Delhi. Just one more dog i wanted to bring home with me!

Delhi busy getting ready for the Commonwealth Games.

India gave us a great send off on our last night by celebrating the birth of Krishna, just one of the many Hindu gods. There was a huge procession with floats and marching bands all in full power Indian fashion! Do you think all those cables and wires are a disaster waiting to happen?!