Manali to Rohtang-la

Starting out: Crossing the Beas River, which marked the farthest point of Alexander the Great's advance into Asia			Stopping for what was thankfully our only mechanical failure of the trip: a loose running board.
		Our first encounter with the brave men and women of the Border Roads Organization (BRO)	A common situation: stuck behind a slow jeep and sucking its exhaust.
This picture gives you no idea just how gigantic both the promontory and the big rock in the foreground actually were.
			Nearing Rohtang-la, messages for newlyweds who had never seen snow before