<h3>Riding into Muktinath Valley</h3>
From the moment we leave Jomsom, it feels as if we have entered a new world. Now in the subalpine zone (3,000meters +), the peaks of the Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri mountains soar above us. The landscape is rocky and barren with a sharp contrast between the light brownish hue of the terrain and the ethereal vivid blue of the sky. We ride along a stony serpentine road that writhes its way ever deeper and higher into Muktinath valley (3,700meters). Up ahead on the left, we see a village with small green terraced fields. We turn right, on the road that continues climbing towards Jharkot. The Royal Enfield is adept at riding such roads and the sensation of being on the roof of the world is indescribable. 