I was fortunate to be able to take another motorbike ride into the mountains with someone who knew the way there, and back. This time we traveled north and west of Chiang Mai.
Once you get out of the city and into the Thai countryside everything becomes very green and bucolic.
As always, you will pass at least one large image of the Buddha. We stopped here for a short break. That's my ride in front, which is dwarfed by my friends Kawasake Versys, which has a 650cc engine, compared to mine which has only 110cc. There are time when I think it won't go any farther up the mountain. So far that hasn't happended. Praise Buddha?
This river has been blocked and diverted to create a fish pond. When you buy fresh fish in Chiang Mai it has come from a place like this.
Imagine taking a ride into the foothills of California, and continuing into the mountains. Evetually the roads would get narrow, then more narrow, turn to dirt, and this just disappear. This mountain road ended at a huge and magnificient wat, or temple. Following is a glimpse of the temple. I think this might also be one of the places where westerners go for meditation retreats.
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| The above pictures are of me, cruising through the forest at mach 1, or, maybe 25 mph. |
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| The countryside is vast and green. I thought I'd try my "Panorama Stitch" softare. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. |
