Also see: our photography tour to Bhutan.
I have been visiting Bhutan almost every year, and one important stopover during the journey is a morning at the 10,000 feet high Dochula Pass. The pass can be cold, windy and I shiver before the sun comes up even in the middle of summer. What unfolds with the sun’s arrival is always unpredictable. I have seen absolutely clear days when the sun shines over distant snow-peaks and gives us a glimpse of the glory of the Himalayas. And then there are days when a thick fog takes over the landscape leaving us behind a white blanket. There are many more days of nature’s splendid displays when clouds, fog and sun rays decorate the landscape in their multiple moods, making each morning different from the other, making me want to return to see yet another beautiful morning like no other. When I haven’t had enough of those mornings passing through the pass, I have decided to stay on for a few days and yet, haven’t had enough. Here is a collection of images from the beautiful pass, where I will continue to return again and again.
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The view of high mountains in the north, located at the border of Bhutan and China, almost a hundred kilometers away as the crow flies!
It’s not just the mountain landscapes, the beautiful Druk-Wangyal Chortens – a collection of 108 stupas in a small hillock, add much to the beauty of the pass.
A magpie, perched on the top, admires the magnificent views of the high Himalayan landscapes from Dochula.
Sometimes the mornings can be overwhelmingly colourful, even when the mountains are obscured by the veil of fog.
The play of light continues to enthrall even as the day progressed.
A thin blanket of fog makes the druk-wangyal chortens even more beautiful.
The view from the middle of the chortens, with clouds settling into the depressions in the valley.
Some times you just can’t have enough of the mountains… it’s beautiful to the east, beautiful to the west and just about everywhere!
The waves of mountains keep raising into the far-horizon, one above the other…
A cloudy day doesn’t make it any less beautiful, even when the snow peaks are well hidden.
Another dawn, another magnificent sunrise!
Also see: our photography tour to Bhutan.
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