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Ladakh, known for centuries as the 'land of passes' (La-pass;
Dakh-land), is a mysterious land shrouded in myth and legend -- a land
where history and mythology merge. It was described by Fa-hian, who
travelled across it's inhospitable terrain in 399 A.D., as "the
land where snow never melts and only corn ripens". Leh is the
capital city of Ladakh. It's landscapes are forbidding by any measure. snow-swathed mountains rise to several thousand feet above one of the most elevated plateau on earth. A tree-less, wind-swept country much of Ladakh can be termed as mountains, arctic desert, where everything is parched. Scattered here and there, are a few narrow, fertile valleys which provide a stark contrast to an otherwise barren country of intense sunlight and clear sparkling air. The atmosphere, in fact gives the night sky a unique clarity, so full and bright with stars that one feels transported to some etheral setting far removed from earth.
Pangong Tso is 143 km from Leh. It is a huge, blackish water lake the
hues of which change with the passage of the sun. Partely in India and
partely in China, the lake can be visited in 1 hectic day. The other
option is to halt for the night on the banks of the lake at Spangmik,
the last village where villagers are allowed. 
Tso Moriri is located in the Rupsu valley, about 140 km from Leh. It is
a small village with a few huts on the shore of Tso Moriri. It is also
called the mountain lake. It is about 28 km long, 8 km at it's width and
at an elevation of 4000 mt. It is surrounded by barren hill and backed
by snow-covered mountains. One can visit the near by gompas also. 
