A few hours' walk brought us to a large valley. BRO had extended the dirt road from the trailhead to here, although with some bridges missing it was not yet open to vehicle traffic. The road, however, made a very easy trail down to the place where our vehicles were waiting.
We got in a taxi that would take us to the main road and then south towards Manali. We said goodbye to our team, most of whom were heading in a truck north back to Leh.
We stayed in a small hotel on the main road. These were the first hot showers we had seen in weeks.
