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3 posts tagged with “Chandratal”
From Kalpa, where I write this, BSNL is the only signal that holds. Twenty-two HP locations mapped against four carriers, named dead zones with distances, the Rs 40 BSNL SIM (yes the cost dropped), Jio 5G in Manali and Dharamshala, the UPI-cash strategy past Reckong Peo, and what to do at Chandratal when your phone shows zero bars. By Ajay Negi, Kinnauri.
A Kinnauri riders guide to Spiti on a Royal Enfield. Which bike (411 vs 450 vs XPulse), where to fuel, jerry can math, spare parts, mechanic map, water crossing technique, Gramphu-Batal survival, and a 12-day Shimla-Kinnaur-Spiti-Manali loop that lets your body acclimatise properly. By Ajay Negi.
Spiti Valley sits at Bortle Class 1 to 2, darker than most of the planet. Here are the 8 dark-sky spots in HP ranked by a writer who has driven the Manali-Kaza loop more times than his odometer remembers, plus the 2026 astronomy calendar and the night of the year (Aug 12 to 13, Perseids + new moon).
