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Pug marks of the Red Fox
The alarm rings at 7 in the morning and everyone is seen doing their regular morning chores pretty excitedly. On our way to the spot, we spotted the Blue Sheep. After a quick photo shoot, we headed in anticipation of sighting the Snow Leopard but returned disappointed. Everyone was still in anticipation that we would get a message from the scanners and spotters the next morning so that we could get a few pictures of the leopard. The next morning, post breakfast, we waited till 8 AM for a revert from the scanners and spotters but turns out fate had different plans for us. So we decided to make a move. Since the previous night was snowing, the entire Kibber village was filled with snow and the views were very beautiful.
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We were in the mood for some fun, snow bashing anyone?
The roads literally weren’t visible so we had to tread slowly until the snow on the road disappeared. The snowy roads disappeared once we reached Tabo and we did pick up pace to reach Rampur (Hotel Nau Nabh) for the night halt. Honestly, their hospitality wasn’t the best. While we reached Rampur at around 8 in the night, it was raining. One thing that caught my attention was the Ceat tyres. They took almost everything mother nature had to throw at them and nowhere did they give us a problem (absolutely no punctures or anything). The tyres treaded on the snow, smooth tarmac roads and rough roads that were under construction.
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One of my favourite images from the trip, words alone cannot do justice to the feeling of experiencing this backdrop
You must go on adventures to know where you truly belong
Finally, the next day morning, I had to bid a goodbye to my Gypsy as according to the plan, I and my other fellow travelers would be driven to Chandigarh. The Ceat tyres were reliable and not just road-friendly but bad road-friendly and snow-friendly too.
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Two days at Kibber and yet we had no luck to sight the Snow Leopard
To give you a perspective about Ceat, the company was established in 1924 (1979 was the year when Ceat was established in India) in Turin. Ceat is one of India’s leading tyre manufacturers with a presence in global markets as well. Ceat makes radial tyres for anything on wheels you can think of, 2-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, cars, trucks and buses, light commercial vehicles, tractors, trailers and even earthmovers. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company produces over 15 million tyres a year.
