The way to Pankang Teng Tso(aka Ptso)

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Silence: a pond on the way to Pankang Teng Tso(aka Ptso), near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.

We started early on the 27th, driving up the curvy roads from Tawang gaining altitude, going towards Pankang Teng Tso also known as Ptso Lake(Tso means lake). It was foggy as we went higher and when we reached the view-point for the lake, the visibility was no more then 20ft; we did climb through the snow to the view point to see a few plants surviving in the snow but not the lake itself. The road here is used by the army and we saw a few trucks go up, making their way through the fog; this road leads to BumLa, the border and then into Tibet.

On our way back, we stopped at a smaller lake; the calmness of the water, the slow silent movement of the clouds, the wetness of the earth and the dearth of warmth was something to experience. We also stopped at a gompa which was a small climb up from the road, it was empty but for a large number of prayer flags surrounding it.























North-East, Mar 17-Apr 1, 2007