islands in the ocean, and universal gravel is the rule." In popular culture In Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, there is a reference to Bara-lacha la pass the source of the Suraj Tal having been used by Kim's Lama to enter India from Tibet. Tourism and trekking A trekking route leads from Bara-lacha la to Chandra Taal, situated by the bank of Chandra River in the Spiti Valley. In about a week's time, trekking in this region involves camping and walking at reasonably high altitude, and crossing a few glacial rivers. The basic day wise itinerary that trekkers can follow is: Manali (2000 m) - Batal (3907 m) drive Batal (3907 m) - Chandrataal (4300 m) hike Chandrataal (4300 m) - Tokpo Gongma (4320 m) hike Tokpo Gongma (4320 m) - Tokpo Yongma (4640 m) hike Tokpo Yongma (4640 m) - Baralacha La (4900 m) - Manali Gallery See also Geography of Ladakh India-China Border Roads List of mountain passes of India References External links Lahaul and Spiti - Baralacha Pass Bara-lacha-la photos on Trek Earth More Bara-lacha-la photos on Trek Earth Moon lake trek - Over baralacha la Batal Bara-lacha-la road and trekking map Mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh Mountain passes of the Himalayas Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district