natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | AUG 01

Photo @pedromcbride // The end of the road — is far from the start of this sacred river. While the road ends here in this tiny Himalayan village of Gangotri, the start of the Ganges River — the lifeline for 500 million people — is another 15,000 vertical feet further up in the Indian Garhwal of the Himalaya. To see more, follow @pedromcbride #chasingrivers #ganges #maganga #gangotri #freshwater #india @davidcmorton