BUCKET LIST: Ultimate Himalayan Ride

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Green begins to re-appear as we descend’.

In this BUCKET LIST episode, Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh talk about their experience riding in the Himalayas. Their journey offers compelling insights into adaptability and its role as a powerful tool in both travel and life, as they found India to be overwhelming and beautiful simultaneously.

BUCKET LIST is an Adventure Rider Radio series that features destinations through riders' experiences. Word of mouth provides valuable insight into what it's like to ride in a particular location. Through these stories, the series will explore local culture, roads, and other highlights, inspiring readers to consider adding these destinations to their own bucket lists.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘A lonely stupa’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘A procession on the road leading into Manali’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘A quick photo break before the snows close in’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘A rare sight between Manali and Leh - the valley’s weather protection allows for farming. The yellow leaves warn of imminent winter’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘A shop and restaurant in one of the temporary summer towns’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘A stretch of perfect asphalt to be enjoyed while we could’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘As we descend, the rivers are flowing water again - further up, they were frozen’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Clearing a landslide caused by melting snow softening the soil’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Early morning traffic in Delhi’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Everyone wants to take photos with the travelers in Delhi’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Houseboats on the lake in Srinagar’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Invited to tea by a Muslim family in Srinagar’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘It snowed earlier that day, but in the afternoon sun, the snow is melting’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘It’s almost warm again - warm enough for trees to grow’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Just above the tree line, a few hours ride from Manali’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Life is good on a houseboat in Srinagar’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘One of the lower passes - the camera got too cold and stopped working on the highest ones’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘One of the many Tata trucks - highly decorated, overloaded and slow - they stop for no one’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Our set-up, a backpack with valuables on the tank, a drybag with clothes and camping gear on the back’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Past the Gata Loops the crowds thin out and it’s just us and the mountains’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Snows moving in’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘Sometimes we were treated to fun sweeping bends’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘The rocky desert can be stunningly colourful’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘The temporary shop’s owner’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘The two sports bikes were easy to throw around on the trickier road sections’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘There are many Buddhist sites in the Himalayas’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘This part is known for its Sahara-like sand dunes’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘While the sun was out, it wasn’t too cold’.

Image: Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh — ‘You can go sky diving and donkey riding not far north from Manali’.

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LINKS:

Maria Schumacher and Aidan Walsh: Coddiwomplers

The Moment Collectors Asia:
Available directly from Sam - https://www.sam-manicom.com/shop/ 
From Amazon as both paperback and Kindle.
From Barnes and Noble as a Nook e-book. 

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