The Golden Triangle Rider

[Captain_Slash]

It was out on the 3199 to Si Sawat again this morning

I came across this apparently dying animal between the two ferry ports, I thought it had been in an accident but I flagged down a Songthaew and the occupants all said its old and dying, it tried to get up a couple of times but couldnt, nothing I could do for it

Usually I try to get a shot of empty roads but a vehicle on this road is a bit like a train on the northern line, not very often, so I got one whilst I could. The upside of doing this trip again today meant that apart from these two photos I just rode and had a good blast especially on the deserted stretch

I get to the end of the 3199 and now its the 4041, what I didnt mention yesterday is that the 4041 is now tarmac further than before

The only fly in the ointment on this road is a few landslides havent been properly cleared up

This is about the longest stretch of straight road I will encounter for the next 25 km





Stunning scenery here and a brilliant road too



Its no exaggeration to say that signs like these are closer together than 7-11s in Bangkok





If only a road sweeper could be sent along this road we would have the ultimate race track in Thailand its that good



Even one of the locals is enjoying it



Apart from the debris this road is perfect, its all top quality tarmac and during todays ride I didnt encounter a serious pothole all day





Well Mark is this road okay for your motards?



What a view, I seriously thought that perhaps I should have kept this road quiet and just taken the occasional high paying tourist out on it as a treat, but hey I am too generous





If you have a weak heart or your idea of fun is watching paint dry then stay off the 4041, you wont enjoy it and you will be a hindrance to real riders







Wow a long enough straight to possibly get into 4th gear, a luxury today















I finally come down from the heights and suddenly this looks boring, I have been spoilt today thats for sure







Then it gets twisty and interesting again. I realise that from the end that joins the 3480 its not new tarmac but as I didnt have my Thinknet maps when I did this trip last year I didnt even know it existed to explore from the other end









This road does not fail to excite for its entire 80 km length



Unfortunately it had to end and it ends with a T junction with the 3480, I take the right turn







It doesnt take me long to realise that this is also a great road too







I am really having fun today and if it stays like this back to Kanchanaburi it will be magic







After 20 km I take a right onto the 6030 which should run parallel to the 3086 and join it to the south of Bo Phloi





This has the makings of a decent road as well, no traffic and reasonable scenery



After 17 km its a T junction I go right and after 2 km its a village and an unmade road out of it so I back track and take the other option. This is heading too much to the east for my liking and sure enough its comes out onto the 3086 at Non Gree, I will look for the other end another day. I take the 3086 back to Kanchanaburi, what a fantastic day, I have ridden three new roads today the 4041, the 6030 and the 3480. The problem now is I dont know where the hell I can top this find, I certainly wont be finding another gem like this one out here. I rode 310 km today and if you say starting from the big hydropower dam to the end of the 3480 you have about 180 km of a racetrack with stunning scenery
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[Davidfl]

[Dougal]

Absolutely stunning!
I just want to express a great amount of appreciation. You were riding some of the best roads out there and unselfishly stopped so many times so we could enjoy the great pics. Many of the rest of us would have blasted through it.
Many thanks.
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