Captain_Slash
Community Manager
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2011
- Bikes
- BMW 310GS Honda Wave 125 Honda MSX 125
Distance 217 km
I went out of town riding the road next to the railway line then stayed on the smaller roads
Now following the Ping river as closely as possible
This newish brickwork caught my eye
Its pleasant to look at and makes a change
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
Good to see water flowing down the Ping even if it should be more
Sad to see the greenery being chopped down here, quite why shade provided by trees is being destroyed puzzles me
Futher south and its time to enjoy these pleasant roads again
Off to find a reservoir that shows on the GPS map but no tracks are showing how to get there
I can hear pumps going but cant find the reservoir and according to my GPS I am in the middle of the reservoir
This should all be submerged
Riding along the dam crest and no water to be seen
Just this dry reservoir
The overflow which hasnt seen water for some time
Finally I see a swimming pool size patch of water in the reservoir
He happily shows me his dinner
Another dried up reservoir
A third one also with no water, things are pretty severe out in this area
Finally the Huai Ta Pha reservoir has water in it
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
Riding back along the Ping
Going by the concrete steps leading down to the river I guess this is a broken up weir
My first time eating here
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
I went out of town riding the road next to the railway line then stayed on the smaller roads
Now following the Ping river as closely as possible
This newish brickwork caught my eye
Its pleasant to look at and makes a change
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
Good to see water flowing down the Ping even if it should be more
Sad to see the greenery being chopped down here, quite why shade provided by trees is being destroyed puzzles me
Futher south and its time to enjoy these pleasant roads again
Off to find a reservoir that shows on the GPS map but no tracks are showing how to get there
I can hear pumps going but cant find the reservoir and according to my GPS I am in the middle of the reservoir
This should all be submerged
Riding along the dam crest and no water to be seen
Just this dry reservoir
The overflow which hasnt seen water for some time
Finally I see a swimming pool size patch of water in the reservoir
He happily shows me his dinner
Another dried up reservoir
A third one also with no water, things are pretty severe out in this area
Finally the Huai Ta Pha reservoir has water in it
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
Riding back along the Ping
Going by the concrete steps leading down to the river I guess this is a broken up weir
My first time eating here
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
