this is what i call "playing in the mud!!!!!"

SUV- sport utility vehicle, this term is generally used for big 4- wheel drive cars or some may call it a truck. there 're no threads present here in this section so i am just making an attempt to start it. i don't really have a suv- 4 wheeler but i have something which is equivalent to that in two wheeler's, a royal enfield. i am talking about an off-road adventure trip, and believe me its the mother of all off-road adventure tours. its the 485 km longMANALI-LEH road. some may have been there, some may want to go there n some can only dream, one need to have a lot of guts. i am just giving a  discription of this trecherous road. just give it a thought of going there on your own or 'would be' suv, i went there on my bike along with 50 other men & women from all over india in last week of june in 2006. this road opens for only 4 months in a year, from june to first week of october. started from new delhi, upto manali it was  ok but after that the real adventure starts. first comes the rohtang-pass(13,047 feet), a common place for tourists 50 kms from manali. here the tough time starts, signs of high-altitude sickness, bad road, freezing cold winds but obviously a beautiful scenery with snow caped mountains. then comes a place called kokhsar when u can stop for a cup of tea, noodles or even half cooked 'rajmah-chawal' but they are very tasty and give ur suvs' some rest. then after this halt the road becomes worse, where u will have to go through a lot of 'water crossings' but it will be easier to cross them in a suv, so don't worry. just imagine, i passed through them on my bike, the water was freezing cold upto foot rests and pushing me towards the 2000 m deep valley with a lot of force. then after these, a place called tandi comes where u will get a chance to refill ur suv, its the only filling station on the manali-leh road and its 110 kms from manali. 8 kms from there is keylong where u will find the only hotels before leh. stay t

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Thats very exciting !! I had been there but only upto rohtang pass, that too on a chauffer driven indica he he he.

I know how dangerous it is but YES beauty is awesome.

Looking forward to read your Part-II.

Cheers

Azad

Anurag..u're Part 2 is eagerly awaited Suv's....hmm...Bodybuilders of the Car-species !

Well what I have to write here is too long to fit in here...... but now I'll complete it part by part....... I was just waiting for someone who wants to know the rest of the story, and i have my friends Azad and Karan now, i'll update as soon as I can.

well..Anurag... its only d 2 of us (Azad and myself) who hav replied to you dat we're waiting for ur 2nd part...bt i m sure der r many more ppl who wanna kno more abt it.... So dun worry ....step on d gas !! Go ahead..... waiting ...

Hi,Anurag..... how're u doing buddy ? hows work going on ??....... was wondering whats keeping u busy these days.... hehe..4got abt part 2 ?... dude,part 1 was like REALLY REALLY exciting.. so i m lookin 4wd to part 2.... i too luv adventure ....

he he he thats right, we are eagerly waiting like Harry Potter Part-II ---III---IV...

Cheers

Azad

hahaha.....ya lik the HArry Potter movies... !!... u're funny, Azad....

Azad.... now i kno the reason behind Anurag's sequel.. i mean y Anurag couldn't complete his 1st post..... http://www.carwale.com/MyCarwale/Forums/ViewThread.aspx?thread=242 man,its soo frustrating wen sumthin lik this happens..u write ur heart out n it vanishes...