After Lachulung La the landscape once again changes dramatically. The road snakes its way down through a narrow canyon with the Lachulung Lungpa stream running right beside the road. Eventually the canyon opens up to reveal an even more dramatic landscape. Extraordinary shapes, chiseled by the elements, jut out of the sandy mountain sides. These shapes appear mostly in clusters, some looking like anthills while some other clusters look as if they are pieces from a chess set.