A sublime attempt to inaugurate regular up country GT Rider dinners..
As originated here monthly-gt-rider-dinners-t8634.html
But did it work.......... :?:
The Way for me: Chiang Mai - Hot - Mae Chaem & return.
Dates: Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th October 2010.
And part of my plan was to pick up on some temple festivities for Ok Phansa; Mae Chaem was my original temple goal, but I received a tip-off to try Wat Phra That Sri Chomthong.
Lucky I was
Next stop "Into A Garden Temple" west of Chomthong. It's been a while since I've been in here & I thought it might be worth an update.
Guarded by tigers...
This way please
Situated on a hill
Up the steps you go
for a fabulous view towards Chomthong & the Ping River
Temple murals of village life
"Wat Into A Garden" is on in Grid 8F on the GT Rider Mae Hong Son Loop map.
Check it out sometime if you're cruising by & got time.
It had been a very wet few days earlier & the Mae Chaem river had been flooding
crossing the Mae Chaem river bridge at Hot. You can see the water's been up & flooding.
Hot city
only ever a whistle stop
for a bowl of noodles?
Of note too in Hot, is that the old petrol station west of town is now a brand spanking new PTT with a 7-11.
7-11s are important for Captain Slash's survival, plus cooling off in the aircon when the weather's hot & you need a cold drink or two to cool down. :thumbup:
R108 in the twisties west of Hot
and the river has been up over the road
Onto R1088 the Ob Luang - Mae Chaem road & its been flooded in here too
making a mess of the road in places
and the river's still up.
Watching the river flow
and this little guy has the coolest smile of the year! Is that a George Clooney?
On on, & up onto the "vege plateau"
A break at "Cabbage Central."
Down the hill again to start the descent to Mae Chaem
& it's wet & greasy
How the cabbage drivers do it
swing out wide & nail it to "smoke 'em."
Wet 'n green & greasy
Mae Chaem city
rain hail or shine. I was there....
but was there anyone else? :?
As originated here monthly-gt-rider-dinners-t8634.html
But did it work.......... :?:
The Way for me: Chiang Mai - Hot - Mae Chaem & return.
Dates: Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th October 2010.
And part of my plan was to pick up on some temple festivities for Ok Phansa; Mae Chaem was my original temple goal, but I received a tip-off to try Wat Phra That Sri Chomthong.
Lucky I was
Next stop "Into A Garden Temple" west of Chomthong. It's been a while since I've been in here & I thought it might be worth an update.
Guarded by tigers...
This way please
Situated on a hill
Up the steps you go
for a fabulous view towards Chomthong & the Ping River
Temple murals of village life
"Wat Into A Garden" is on in Grid 8F on the GT Rider Mae Hong Son Loop map.
Check it out sometime if you're cruising by & got time.
It had been a very wet few days earlier & the Mae Chaem river had been flooding
crossing the Mae Chaem river bridge at Hot. You can see the water's been up & flooding.
Hot city
only ever a whistle stop
for a bowl of noodles?
Of note too in Hot, is that the old petrol station west of town is now a brand spanking new PTT with a 7-11.
7-11s are important for Captain Slash's survival, plus cooling off in the aircon when the weather's hot & you need a cold drink or two to cool down. :thumbup:
R108 in the twisties west of Hot
and the river has been up over the road
Onto R1088 the Ob Luang - Mae Chaem road & its been flooded in here too
making a mess of the road in places
and the river's still up.
Watching the river flow
and this little guy has the coolest smile of the year! Is that a George Clooney?
On on, & up onto the "vege plateau"
A break at "Cabbage Central."
Down the hill again to start the descent to Mae Chaem
& it's wet & greasy
How the cabbage drivers do it
swing out wide & nail it to "smoke 'em."
Wet 'n green & greasy
Mae Chaem city
rain hail or shine. I was there....
but was there anyone else? :?
