About Pin Valley :
Pin Valley National Park is the only National Park in Himachal Pradesh which is situated in the cold desert area. Spread in the cold desert region of Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Predesh, the glorious Pin Valley National Park is home to more than 20 species of animals and birds, including the vulnerable Snow Leopard. Set in the freezing Spiti Valley valleys, this incredible park was developed as part of the National Park Conservation Area of the Great Himalayan in 1987. The Pin Valley National Park, located at an altitude ranging from 3,300 to 6,632 meters above sea level, is a jewel of an attraction with an incredible array of flora and fauna. There are many species of animals in the park, but the endangered Snow-Leopard draws visitors from all over the world. Some plants within the park's alpine habitats have significant medicinal properties. Twenty-two rare and endangered medicinal plant species, have been discovered in and around Pin Valley National Park, which are distributed over 10 different habitat types.
About Mud Village :
Mud is a small village in the cold desert region of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, India. Located at an altitude of 3,810 m (12,500 ft) on the left bank of the Pin River, a right bank tributary of the Spiti River, the village is nestled at the base of the Parbati range that towers almost vertically 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above. Mud is near the boundary of the Pin Valley National Park and is a convenient base for treks in the park, and to the neighbouring districts of Kullu and Kinnaur. It is the last village on the Spiti side of the Pin Parbati trek to Kullu and the Pin Bhaba trek to Kinnaur. During the summer, public buses and private vans ply regularly from Kaza to Mikkim and Mud in the Pin valley. During the winter, buses do not ply to the Pin valley. Then, the approach to Mud is via private vehicle and foot from Attargo bridge off NH-505, a distance of 33 km. There are a few home stays in Mud, the oldest being Tara House Home Stay.
Villages in Pin Valley :
Mudh
The last village in Pin Valley, about 50 km from Kaza. It's accessible by road from Kaza or Tabo, and the road winds through mountains and streams. Mudh is a base for trekking to and from Pin-Parvati Pass and Bhabha Valley, and has homestays and restaurants.
Sagnam
A beautiful village with a river that's about 12–13 km from Mudh, towards Kaza. Some say it's a good place to visit in winter.
Kungri
A village with a famous gompa on the park's buffer zone, where the Lamas perform the Chham and Buchen dances. Kungri is Spiti's second oldest monastery, built around 1330.