Jammu & Kashmir in July

The most beautiful valley you've never heard of — because it's on the LoC and was closed to civilians until 2007.

A permit-required frontier valley near the LoC that rewards the bureaucratic effort with meadows nobody else is standing in.

Where the Himalaya gets wild — Kishtwar is the adventure frontier that even Ladakh seekers skip.

A high pass between Kashmir and Kishtwar where the meadow at the top makes you forget you're on a road.

Asia's largest meadow was an army artillery range until 2014. The mines are gone. The beauty was always there.