Captain_Slash
Community Manager
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2011
- Bikes
- BMW 310GS Honda Wave 125 Honda MSX 125
Distance 217 km
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I went out of town riding the road next to the railway line then stayed on the smaller roads
![IMG_7855.JPG IMG_7855.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71391-ddad58b03587160bbc78802168b640d0.jpg)
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Now following the Ping river as closely as possible
![IMG_7857.JPG IMG_7857.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71393-a7ecea548f0242a488200a87e3e3119a.jpg)
![IMG_7858.JPG IMG_7858.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71394-9c49bdda90645348272319e7acfa3df3.jpg)
This newish brickwork caught my eye
![IMG_7859.JPG IMG_7859.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71395-b84a784118d11973f6c0188c6b4c94fa.jpg)
Its pleasant to look at and makes a change
![IMG_7860.JPG IMG_7860.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71396-b824d48aa7504f683505b4db2cbd2b40.jpg)
Sadly up close its not so nice, I am not knocking the quality of the workmanship but rather the poor quality of the bricks that are not of face brickwork finish
![IMG_7861.JPG IMG_7861.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71397-1414412abc8e5b09dfb862fa61468fb0.jpg)
Good to see water flowing down the Ping even if it should be more
![IMG_7862.JPG IMG_7862.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71398-dbbe80a66ac59ee1f15d69592a70d7f3.jpg)
![IMG_7863.JPG IMG_7863.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71399-205bac94b74a6365f267fa50da1767b5.jpg)
Sad to see the greenery being chopped down here, quite why shade provided by trees is being destroyed puzzles me
![IMG_7864.JPG IMG_7864.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71400-95df8321e5126cae38f4963e911cc35d.jpg)
Futher south and its time to enjoy these pleasant roads again
![IMG_7865.JPG IMG_7865.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71401-2c0db832f5dfec99626e7c7be0c6441c.jpg)
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Off to find a reservoir that shows on the GPS map but no tracks are showing how to get there
![IMG_7867.JPG IMG_7867.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71403-e6844e46c80ff9eeb949a900de1799fe.jpg)
![IMG_7868.JPG IMG_7868.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71404-ab68b166e1e5fd15b9cac436d3626f1d.jpg)
I can hear pumps going but cant find the reservoir and according to my GPS I am in the middle of the reservoir
![IMG_7869.JPG IMG_7869.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71405-7f471a4470e7470a0a89821a7b675d7a.jpg)
![IMG_7870.JPG IMG_7870.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71406-815172114cf866b8504f5598213f76c8.jpg)
This should all be submerged
![IMG_7871.JPG IMG_7871.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71407-ae6a7bfc5c60f7380a6ee97799ba8b7b.jpg)
![IMG_7872.JPG IMG_7872.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71408-845bf5bf87f5f84bbde58e2d98df1a98.jpg)
![IMG_7873.JPG IMG_7873.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71409-bd147c0b99258115430452da4d9d5130.jpg)
Riding along the dam crest and no water to be seen
![IMG_7874.JPG IMG_7874.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71410-ed37983aeb88268e89121890ff0e0c01.jpg)
Just this dry reservoir
![IMG_7875.JPG IMG_7875.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71411-504e32f6620d59be33889c90edc284b1.jpg)
![IMG_7876.JPG IMG_7876.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71412-b28009ccb5c3193c71f2d41c42336cad.jpg)
![IMG_7877.JPG IMG_7877.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71413-20db889928853880a308f469de1118a9.jpg)
The overflow which hasnt seen water for some time
![IMG_7878.JPG IMG_7878.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71414-0b3371d1b3e587b1508d732a4ba5fd83.jpg)
Finally I see a swimming pool size patch of water in the reservoir
![IMG_7879.JPG IMG_7879.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71415-e572bde206b69b5ccabb30838a2562fb.jpg)
![IMG_7880.JPG IMG_7880.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71416-a05972b7e9ad58ab07f472746273a990.jpg)
He happily shows me his dinner
![IMG_7881.JPG IMG_7881.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71417-e6d879639253d62fe5d9eda14b39d0aa.jpg)
Another dried up reservoir
![IMG_7882.JPG IMG_7882.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71418-7502f0cff6a7bc1f0bd27da4e714c8e5.jpg)
![IMG_7883.JPG IMG_7883.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71419-b63ec597259214a295c3fc341f819e68.jpg)
![IMG_7884.JPG IMG_7884.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71420-8ad93befb14fdd29e07d5a92a425fa7e.jpg)
A third one also with no water, things are pretty severe out in this area
![IMG_7885.JPG IMG_7885.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71421-0ea3c5fb6487839659d609510a44a88e.jpg)
![IMG_7886.JPG IMG_7886.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71422-48a253641907608353d9d6cfbe17d871.jpg)
Finally the Huai Ta Pha reservoir has water in it
![IMG_7887.JPG IMG_7887.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71423-7b3305f1c3873bd402a51b3141c6a98c.jpg)
![IMG_7888.JPG IMG_7888.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71424-423aa23bae98bb2aea94ad31372bc10c.jpg)
![IMG_7889.JPG IMG_7889.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71425-dd337590e1361d3f87f04279ae4aadfe.jpg)
![IMG_7890.JPG IMG_7890.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71426-91eee0ef718b6a1932a53e01006f3093.jpg)
![IMG_7891.JPG IMG_7891.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71427-6ddcc8f4c55714bdcfdaadfb8eb92b88.jpg)
Back in april 2012 Russ, Phil and myself rode our bikes along the dried up Ping riverbed near to Hot, its getting pretty low now in november and it will be interesting to see what it looks like in late march
![IMG_7892.JPG IMG_7892.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71428-108f0cc60697c479f7903f02f601f267.jpg)
![IMG_7893.JPG IMG_7893.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71429-ab218c2795ea339ec70face31e968322.jpg)
Riding back along the Ping
![IMG_7894.JPG IMG_7894.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71430-9cc8108f5d552d8b2f73390a65143275.jpg)
Going by the concrete steps leading down to the river I guess this is a broken up weir
![IMG_7895.JPG IMG_7895.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71431-6f35683dca8bdc0cd6c1e0e4ea5d29b6.jpg)
![IMG_7896.JPG IMG_7896.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71432-62e4887c98e62a0e7f30440e981c1e1d.jpg)
![IMG_7897.JPG IMG_7897.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71433-b82d4a6f08b199fbe0fa7ccd01b9f9f5.jpg)
My first time eating here
![IMG_7898.JPG IMG_7898.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71434-eb2a3a5aa864bb284c98f99e676370be.jpg)
This succulent juicy beef burger was delicious and proof that Thai beef can be edible if prepared and cooked properly, 295 Baht although with the correct code word there is a 20% discount so I paid 236 Baht and I was certainly full afterwards
![IMG_7854.JPG IMG_7854.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71390-5d4f21f7fd68fabcb8530565a4601776.jpg)
I went out of town riding the road next to the railway line then stayed on the smaller roads
![IMG_7855.JPG IMG_7855.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71391-ddad58b03587160bbc78802168b640d0.jpg)
![IMG_7856.JPG IMG_7856.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71392-bb2204fd6937c68f5c0540c5e98e453e.jpg)
Now following the Ping river as closely as possible
![IMG_7857.JPG IMG_7857.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71393-a7ecea548f0242a488200a87e3e3119a.jpg)
![IMG_7858.JPG IMG_7858.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71394-9c49bdda90645348272319e7acfa3df3.jpg)
This newish brickwork caught my eye
![IMG_7859.JPG IMG_7859.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71395-b84a784118d11973f6c0188c6b4c94fa.jpg)
Its pleasant to look at and makes a change
![IMG_7860.JPG IMG_7860.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71396-b824d48aa7504f683505b4db2cbd2b40.jpg)
Sadly up close its not so nice, I am not knocking the quality of the workmanship but rather the poor quality of the bricks that are not of face brickwork finish
![IMG_7861.JPG IMG_7861.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71397-1414412abc8e5b09dfb862fa61468fb0.jpg)
Good to see water flowing down the Ping even if it should be more
![IMG_7862.JPG IMG_7862.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71398-dbbe80a66ac59ee1f15d69592a70d7f3.jpg)
![IMG_7863.JPG IMG_7863.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71399-205bac94b74a6365f267fa50da1767b5.jpg)
Sad to see the greenery being chopped down here, quite why shade provided by trees is being destroyed puzzles me
![IMG_7864.JPG IMG_7864.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71400-95df8321e5126cae38f4963e911cc35d.jpg)
Futher south and its time to enjoy these pleasant roads again
![IMG_7865.JPG IMG_7865.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71401-2c0db832f5dfec99626e7c7be0c6441c.jpg)
![IMG_7866.JPG IMG_7866.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71402-07989bca896bb6aa74d380f8a1e20e17.jpg)
Off to find a reservoir that shows on the GPS map but no tracks are showing how to get there
![IMG_7867.JPG IMG_7867.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71403-e6844e46c80ff9eeb949a900de1799fe.jpg)
![IMG_7868.JPG IMG_7868.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71404-ab68b166e1e5fd15b9cac436d3626f1d.jpg)
I can hear pumps going but cant find the reservoir and according to my GPS I am in the middle of the reservoir
![IMG_7869.JPG IMG_7869.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71405-7f471a4470e7470a0a89821a7b675d7a.jpg)
![IMG_7870.JPG IMG_7870.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71406-815172114cf866b8504f5598213f76c8.jpg)
This should all be submerged
![IMG_7871.JPG IMG_7871.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71407-ae6a7bfc5c60f7380a6ee97799ba8b7b.jpg)
![IMG_7872.JPG IMG_7872.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71408-845bf5bf87f5f84bbde58e2d98df1a98.jpg)
![IMG_7873.JPG IMG_7873.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71409-bd147c0b99258115430452da4d9d5130.jpg)
Riding along the dam crest and no water to be seen
![IMG_7874.JPG IMG_7874.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71410-ed37983aeb88268e89121890ff0e0c01.jpg)
Just this dry reservoir
![IMG_7875.JPG IMG_7875.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71411-504e32f6620d59be33889c90edc284b1.jpg)
![IMG_7876.JPG IMG_7876.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71412-b28009ccb5c3193c71f2d41c42336cad.jpg)
![IMG_7877.JPG IMG_7877.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71413-20db889928853880a308f469de1118a9.jpg)
The overflow which hasnt seen water for some time
![IMG_7878.JPG IMG_7878.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71414-0b3371d1b3e587b1508d732a4ba5fd83.jpg)
Finally I see a swimming pool size patch of water in the reservoir
![IMG_7879.JPG IMG_7879.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71415-e572bde206b69b5ccabb30838a2562fb.jpg)
![IMG_7880.JPG IMG_7880.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71416-a05972b7e9ad58ab07f472746273a990.jpg)
He happily shows me his dinner
![IMG_7881.JPG IMG_7881.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71417-e6d879639253d62fe5d9eda14b39d0aa.jpg)
Another dried up reservoir
![IMG_7882.JPG IMG_7882.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71418-7502f0cff6a7bc1f0bd27da4e714c8e5.jpg)
![IMG_7883.JPG IMG_7883.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71419-b63ec597259214a295c3fc341f819e68.jpg)
![IMG_7884.JPG IMG_7884.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71420-8ad93befb14fdd29e07d5a92a425fa7e.jpg)
A third one also with no water, things are pretty severe out in this area
![IMG_7885.JPG IMG_7885.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71421-0ea3c5fb6487839659d609510a44a88e.jpg)
![IMG_7886.JPG IMG_7886.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71422-48a253641907608353d9d6cfbe17d871.jpg)
Finally the Huai Ta Pha reservoir has water in it
![IMG_7887.JPG IMG_7887.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71423-7b3305f1c3873bd402a51b3141c6a98c.jpg)
![IMG_7888.JPG IMG_7888.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71424-423aa23bae98bb2aea94ad31372bc10c.jpg)
![IMG_7889.JPG IMG_7889.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71425-dd337590e1361d3f87f04279ae4aadfe.jpg)
![IMG_7890.JPG IMG_7890.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71426-91eee0ef718b6a1932a53e01006f3093.jpg)
![IMG_7891.JPG IMG_7891.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71427-6ddcc8f4c55714bdcfdaadfb8eb92b88.jpg)
Back in april 2012 Russ, Phil and myself rode our bikes along the dried up Ping riverbed near to Hot, its getting pretty low now in november and it will be interesting to see what it looks like in late march
![IMG_7892.JPG IMG_7892.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71428-108f0cc60697c479f7903f02f601f267.jpg)
![IMG_7893.JPG IMG_7893.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71429-ab218c2795ea339ec70face31e968322.jpg)
Riding back along the Ping
![IMG_7894.JPG IMG_7894.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71430-9cc8108f5d552d8b2f73390a65143275.jpg)
Going by the concrete steps leading down to the river I guess this is a broken up weir
![IMG_7895.JPG IMG_7895.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71431-6f35683dca8bdc0cd6c1e0e4ea5d29b6.jpg)
![IMG_7896.JPG IMG_7896.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71432-62e4887c98e62a0e7f30440e981c1e1d.jpg)
![IMG_7897.JPG IMG_7897.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71433-b82d4a6f08b199fbe0fa7ccd01b9f9f5.jpg)
My first time eating here
![IMG_7898.JPG IMG_7898.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/71/71434-eb2a3a5aa864bb284c98f99e676370be.jpg)
This succulent juicy beef burger was delicious and proof that Thai beef can be edible if prepared and cooked properly, 295 Baht although with the correct code word there is a 20% discount so I paid 236 Baht and I was certainly full afterwards