- Taken: 7 April, 2017,
On-road Off-road
- Taken: 7 April, 2017,
Putting The Chains On
We took a short excursion to some scenic points near Gulmarg Market to kill time. However our taxi had gotten stuck in the snow. Other drives came down to help push or shovel the snow. When none of that worked, a set of chains for the tyres came out. However, the drive had only one set, so it had to be installed at the worst stuck tyre.
- Taken: 7 April, 2017,
Gulmarg Market
After being snowed in, we were dissuaded from attempting to go up to the Gulmarg ski resort area. But we persisted and went anyway, and this was as far as the road would take us. The road ahead had been blocked by felled trees the night before when the heavy snowfall came. Still, this was better than having given up and stayed back at the hotel.
- Taken: 7 April, 2017,
Sunset at Dal Lake
- Taken: 6 April, 2017,
Nishat Bagh
- Taken: 6 April, 2017,
Snowfell
- Taken: 6 April, 2017,
Blizzard
Supposedly a once-in-20-years occurrence, 1.5 ft of snow came down in the middle of spring around the whole area. It was -6 degrees Celsius, and we had no heating. The cold snow lands on the surface of Dal Lake and evaporates into fog because the water in the lake was still much warmer than the air and snow. Pretty much the same view as the night before, the background disappears into whiteness due to low visibility.
- Taken: 6 April, 2017,
Silent Night
- Taken: 5 April, 2017,
Shades of Cyan
- Taken: 5 April, 2017,