The Golden Triangle Rider

Captain_Slash · Posted: 10.02.2008, 20:23 Post subject: Fang-Doi Mae Salong-Mai Sai-Chiang Khong

I took the 1089 out of Fang through Tha Ton and stayed on it until the left to Doi Mae Salong the 1234

The 1234 is a good road throughout

They always look better from above dont they

I come to the left turn for Thoed Thai and take it, this road appears unnumbered

Its good that this section is holding up considering the time they spent rebuilding it a few years ago

After Thoed Thai the road becomes the 4032

This sign always makes me laugh, even more so now as two days ago some Thais were asking me where I was going and when I mentioned Thoed Thai they didnt understand where it was. In the end I showed them the map and they pronounced it Tod Thai, I have always pronounced it Toed Thai. Anyway Tod is the Thai word for Fart so perhaps Turd Thai is the best spelling after all

I ride on along the 4032 until the village right at the end then backtrack to Thoed Thai

I take a right onto the 4026 which has now been asphalted a lot further than before and its a good surface too

I was hoping for 30 km of this but unfortunaly its only like this for 13 km

Theres another 1.5 km of this waiting to be surfaced

Then its like this for 5 km before detereorating into a dirt track

I head back towards the 1234 and take a left just after going through Mae Fa Luang, there is a sign saying Mae Fa Luang Police Station at this turning but no road number

The road is a bit shitty to start with then improves but its pot holed here and there

The scenery makes up for the surface though, I come to a T junction and take the left which is the 1138 according to the km marker, I ride along here for a short while then its another left

This roads a lot narrower and unnumbered, after a bit its another left

This is another twisty winding narrow road that eventually has another living person on it at the army checkpoint

I stop here for a break and a look around

I am finally enjoying the descent into Mai Sai and I stop in town to get some refreshment at one of the 7-11s

I take the 1290 to Chiang Saen then its the 1129 to Chiang Khong

I stop at the Huai Sai Man viewpoint to take this photo

Heres the same picture on the 1st november 2007 when I was last here.

Another good trip today, tomorrow its back to Fang but on different roads including some that I havent rode before
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happy feet · Posted: 11.02.2008, 11:48 Post subject:

hi captain i was in chaing saen yesterday, could have caught up for coffea, but i didnt know you where headed that way.
i have done a bit of research on all that mae salong, doi tung area as we are running our super motard tours through there. "toed thai" actually means "the spirit of thai people" in translation, just a bit of trivia
i could be completely wrong but the L.H.turn you took could that be at ban huai phun, not mai fah luang?
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Captain_Slash · Posted: 11.02.2008, 18:45 Post subject:

Mark that left turn was after coming out of a town or village and I think the km marker was about 8 km back to the 1234, I am terrible for not stopping and noting the names of places and it usually just gets done from my map of an evening.
I am glad that Thoed Thai doesnt translate to Fart Thai though
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happy feet · Posted: 11.02.2008, 19:36 Post subject:

with the amount of miles youve done and doing, i would find it hard to remember what province i was in let alone village.
by the g.p.s. that turn off point, is just south of ban huai phan.
sorry captain i know G.P.S is a dirty word in your vocab.
what is your e.t.a for cnx now?
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Captain_Slash · Posted: 11.02.2008, 20:33 Post subject:

I was going to be in CNX tomorrow but today I have done absolutely nothing and just wandered around Chiang Khong, hence no trip report today. The plan is to ride back to Fang tomorrow on some new roads(the bike will clock 100,000 Km tomorrow, not bad for 13 months of riding) then ride back to CNX on wednesday, so hope to catch up with you sometime from wednesday onwards. I will be in town for a few days as the bike needs servicing plus some new front brake pads which hopefully are available in stock
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Dougal · Posted: 12.02.2008, 07:41 Post subject:

Those are some great roads Capt. Wish I was out there doing the same.

I'm in and around BKK where it's starting to heat up. How's the weather in the North? Go on, say it's nice and cool and perfect riding weather and really make me feel bad!
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Davidfl · Posted: 12.02.2008, 08:56 Post subject:

Franz - Eastern Seaboard · Posted: 12.02.2008, 09:31 Post subject:

Colin, as always amazing trip report and pictures, one thing I miss tough, where's the sssnnnaaakkkeee ????????????????

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Captain_Slash · Posted: 12.02.2008, 18:49 Post subject:

Dougal
You are spot on it is nice and cool and perfect riding weather

Davidfl
Hope to see you in the Kafe tomorrow night then

Franz
I saw two snakes on that trip, one in the road but it disappeared before I could get off. The other one was a bit too close for comfort, I stopped beside a stream and as I approached the bank a snake suddenly moved and luckily for me it rapidly swam away from me

Ally
Perhaps see you in the Kafe tomorrow as well then
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