Best of Nature Drives in Himachal

Himachal, a large part of it remains unexplored. Call it a blessing or otherwise, tourists in India seem to throng a few popular hill stations only while leaving the rest of the natural beauty unexplored. On one hand it makes the popular Hill Stations over-crowded and takes away the charm of being in the nature's lap, but on the other hand the rest of relatively unknown places remain extremely serene. Thus providing the best of nature's offerings to the solitary tourist who braves to reach these spots.

I wish to list a few of the nature drives that I found awe inspiring:

1. Dhalli - Naldehra - Tattapani (MDR 13, Merging with MDR 22):

This stretch is extremely serene and lush green, in the long stretches you'll find no fellow traveller which makes the ride even more adventurous. The roads from Dhalli Till Tattapaani range from the Narrow to Highway, there are stretches where you can drive easily at 60Kmph, like the one below - which also happens to have a wonderful desert like appearance during the 'Fall Season':

In fact it provides some of the most awesome sights that any hill road  can, truly awe-inspiring visuals (MDR-13):

From Naldehra onwards the road starts getting narrow and one has to drive very cautiously:

And there are stretches passing through small villages which are extremely narrow and requires one to be patient enough to drive at 20 Kmph:

Driving a few KMs more leads you to the road (MDR 22) that runs parallel to the River Sutlej uptill Tatapaani and further, driving through the valley by the sides of Sutlej is an experience in itself.

A drive from Kingal to Tattapaani, which is 75Kms all alongside the Sutlej, should be a delight for any traveller I assume. I haven't tried it yet, but I will do very soon. Below is a glimpse of what it would be like: