Doi Ang Khan and around

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Some clear crisp weather, with the forecast of a short, sharp, shock cold spell on its way with rain in January gave for some great viz-ability.


Some fun twisty road bikes ready for the mountains


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I bet that took some picking!

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A little chilly up at the beautiful Wat in Thaton


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The beautiful border mountains


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Morning prayers


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The view over the Kok River is tranquil


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The town of Thaton nestled on the north bank of the Kok River


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Looking south east


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A Myanmar settlement across the border

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This is roughly where it is on the map below:


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The steep, curvy road that leads up to the Wat

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What a beauty


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There's a couple of great Chinese influenced statues for photo's


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Then south and up the steep Doi Ang Khan road

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One of the steepest roads in Thailand to ride a motorcycle up for sure


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The highest campsite in Thailand on Doi Ang Khan still very busy. They said New Year was chaos up there


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Time to get rolling again


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Some great food on the way south to Chiang Mai

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What a great ride


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