Mostly, you will be travelling on the last several km of MLH in the late evening and there is fairly good light even upto 7 o"clock, so you might get a glimpse of the desert environs, with the river Indus. I bet you might be thinking of Leh as some sparsely populated place on some mountain. But what you will see is a completely different thing. If you have seen my page before you go to Leh, your idea about Leh will be biased. But I had not seen any photos of Leh, and so when I saw it to be so green and a big town, with electricity, and all modern amenities, I was surprised, and happy. Anyways, when you reach Leh, you will be accompanied by the Flowing Indus. A typical city, with the backdrop of clay like mountains and snow clad peaks, and dense brown everywhere, with green around Leh. Your first glance of the place will have a lasting impression on your mind.