Nan 18-3-15 Wa Hydropower And New Dirt Tracks

Captain_Slash

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BMW 310GS Honda Wave 125 Honda MSX 125
Total distance 154 km

Back to front photos again today
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Riding towards Wiang Sa along the Wa and its brown everywhere
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I manage to loop back to the 1243
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A few up here to explore
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Time to explore another new dirt track
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Electricity is still being produced though
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I had wrongly assumed that the flow from the Wa would be sufficient to keep the water level flowing over the weir
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No water at all at the weir
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At the dam
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Here are three photos from a few years ago taken at the same spot showing what has been destroyed
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This man is not impressed at all as his money is down, I guess from less fish
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You used to be able to walk across the Wa river here in the low water season
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I walk out to join him and its a bit of a muddy walk
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This was a lovely spot before the dam was built but now is completely destroyed
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These were working toilets a few years ago
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Last time this was under water
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The track that used to lead down to it was unused last time I tried and further on was flooded but today it looks used again
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It looks like the Wa is a lot lower than in january
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A nice dusty track to enjoy
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Fish&chips at Nan Steakhouse 180 Baht
 
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