The smoke haze has cleared, so time for a spin... up Phu Chee Fah for a gander.... I headed cross country to Thoeng to run the 1093 north past Phusang waterfall and into the national Park;
Just beautiful and no traffic this time of year.
Some localised burning going on still....... need the rain...
Phu Mork coffee shop (one of the few open, out of season)
Up to Pratu Siam (The Door to Siam)
Through the "door" for a quick visit into Laos
Looking back up into Thailand
Trenches dug along the ridge in the 70's during the fighting with the Communist Party of Thailand. From here, the Chinese soldiers under General Lee would be able to keep an eye on the Pathet Lao soldiers below to the east.
Pavilion memorial to General Lee
Along the "Yunnan Stone Cliff" ridge to the south
Looking back west
The "Broken Gap in the Mountain"
On a clear day you would see the Kong river from here
More trenches along the ridge
Looking south towards Phu Chee Fah
Looking north along the ridge
Just beautiful and no traffic this time of year.
Some localised burning going on still....... need the rain...
Phu Mork coffee shop (one of the few open, out of season)
Up to Pratu Siam (The Door to Siam)
Through the "door" for a quick visit into Laos
Looking back up into Thailand
Trenches dug along the ridge in the 70's during the fighting with the Communist Party of Thailand. From here, the Chinese soldiers under General Lee would be able to keep an eye on the Pathet Lao soldiers below to the east.
Pavilion memorial to General Lee
Along the "Yunnan Stone Cliff" ridge to the south
Looking back west
The "Broken Gap in the Mountain"
On a clear day you would see the Kong river from here
More trenches along the ridge
Looking south towards Phu Chee Fah
Looking north along the ridge