A pleasant Sunday morning ride out of Chiang Rai.
I’ve been looking at doing some riding in this area for a while now, most of its all new to me, but it’s probably nothing new to the locals.
I decided I would do a small loop out of Chiang Rai to the west, and be back around lunchtime for a snack.
So, I pulled on the riding gear, jumped on the KLX, and headed east out of town. The wonderful thing about Chiang Rai is from the centre of the city, to the nice rural riding is less than 10 minutes.
It had been raining for a few days, so these narrow concrete roads are brilliant when to the mud trails are just too slippery.
Ok..I’m heading in the right direction. I think.
Really nice through here. Love coming across oasis’s like this. Tea plantation I’m guessing.
What a place to grow up..no traffic and no BS.
Sort of the end of the road. Well, in the wet season anyway.
This track went up to the Huai Kaew waterfalls. I wasn’t sure if you could ride to falls or not, but the track looked a little slick so I parked the Kawasaki and headed off on foot.
It worked out that it was a walking trial anyway, and as you can see a pretty wild walking trial at that… although Brianbkk would have seen this as heaven. He sees rocks like these ones, as kids see Easter eggs on Easter Sunday. Just cant get enough, and the bigger the better.
About 50 metres up the rocky trial you get to the waterfall. Unlike most waterfalls in Thailand, this one was pretty big, and looked impressive. Downside was there was so many mosquitoes.
Started heading back. Look at that track, so “mint” as the young fellas would say. I’ll say its spot on.
I stopped for a drink where the track meets the main loop about 200 metres from Pong Nan Ron.
All this just out of Chiang Rai.
Back on the road that basically follows the river back into town.
A couple of photos taken from the bridge. You can also cross the bridge and follow the river back into town on the north side.
I spotted this statue in a rice field on the way to the waterfall, and took a few photos on the way back. Quite an amazing sight.
My little camera doesn’t really show how amazing this is.
This is a photo of a new road being built. Maybe a ring road, F1 track? Anybody know?
The heavens opened up as I rode back into town, and I arrived back at the hotel soaking wet. After a quick shower and a dry set of clothes, I looked out the window to see the rain had eased, so I rode over to my favourite breakfast spot “Nangnon Coffee” on Soi Jed Rod, for a Coffee and an omelette.
The best Coffee I’ve had in Chiang Rai. In fact apart from “Sweet Doi Mae Solong” in the best coffee I’ve had.
What a fantastic way to spend a morning. Beautiful scenery, nice roads, and finished off with a good cuppa and a feed. Now I’ll go jump in the hotel pool, and splash around a bit to relieve the tension of life in the north.
Moto-Rex
I’ve been looking at doing some riding in this area for a while now, most of its all new to me, but it’s probably nothing new to the locals.
I decided I would do a small loop out of Chiang Rai to the west, and be back around lunchtime for a snack.
So, I pulled on the riding gear, jumped on the KLX, and headed east out of town. The wonderful thing about Chiang Rai is from the centre of the city, to the nice rural riding is less than 10 minutes.
It had been raining for a few days, so these narrow concrete roads are brilliant when to the mud trails are just too slippery.
Ok..I’m heading in the right direction. I think.
Really nice through here. Love coming across oasis’s like this. Tea plantation I’m guessing.
What a place to grow up..no traffic and no BS.
Sort of the end of the road. Well, in the wet season anyway.
This track went up to the Huai Kaew waterfalls. I wasn’t sure if you could ride to falls or not, but the track looked a little slick so I parked the Kawasaki and headed off on foot.
It worked out that it was a walking trial anyway, and as you can see a pretty wild walking trial at that… although Brianbkk would have seen this as heaven. He sees rocks like these ones, as kids see Easter eggs on Easter Sunday. Just cant get enough, and the bigger the better.
About 50 metres up the rocky trial you get to the waterfall. Unlike most waterfalls in Thailand, this one was pretty big, and looked impressive. Downside was there was so many mosquitoes.
Started heading back. Look at that track, so “mint” as the young fellas would say. I’ll say its spot on.
I stopped for a drink where the track meets the main loop about 200 metres from Pong Nan Ron.
All this just out of Chiang Rai.
Back on the road that basically follows the river back into town.
A couple of photos taken from the bridge. You can also cross the bridge and follow the river back into town on the north side.
I spotted this statue in a rice field on the way to the waterfall, and took a few photos on the way back. Quite an amazing sight.
My little camera doesn’t really show how amazing this is.
This is a photo of a new road being built. Maybe a ring road, F1 track? Anybody know?
The heavens opened up as I rode back into town, and I arrived back at the hotel soaking wet. After a quick shower and a dry set of clothes, I looked out the window to see the rain had eased, so I rode over to my favourite breakfast spot “Nangnon Coffee” on Soi Jed Rod, for a Coffee and an omelette.
The best Coffee I’ve had in Chiang Rai. In fact apart from “Sweet Doi Mae Solong” in the best coffee I’ve had.
What a fantastic way to spend a morning. Beautiful scenery, nice roads, and finished off with a good cuppa and a feed. Now I’ll go jump in the hotel pool, and splash around a bit to relieve the tension of life in the north.
Moto-Rex
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