From Manang onwards, progress is strictly on the hiking path. Everyone — hikers, bikers, porters and pack-donkeys, all have to share the same narrow trail all the way to Thorong La and all the way down to Muktinath on the other side.

As I lay rubber down the street, I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide, please dear God, protect my Ride. Amen.

Coming up on Yak Kharka, which is nothing more than a handful of hotels catering exclusively for hikers.
The ride from Manang (3,500m) to Yak Kharka (4,000m) was only a mere 10kms, but it was not an easy 10, by any means. It took us almost 4 hrs to cover the distance. There was a lot of pushing, for me anyway, and the oxygen was noticeably thinner as we went up the altimeter. The good thing was we were acclimatizing very well.
Next: Yak Kharka to Thorong Base Camp