Nan-The 101 And Up In The Hills Offroad

[Captain_Slash]

The route 101, 4035,

Total distance 223 km

I take the101 for about 45 km past Wiang Sa then take a right onto a concrete road that meets the 4035

Its a lovely surface with scenery to match

This is one fun road all the way to a villsge

One of the lovely girls here insists on having her picture taken with me, who am I to complain

Theres going to be a party/celebration here later and the food is being prepared

While I will always say the pig is the most delicious tasting creature to have ever walked the planet this does not even look appealing to me

Out the other side of the village and the unpaved track starts

The scenery is fantastic but the track is not a particularly pleasant ride at all

Its going uphill plus its a wet surface and I ponder turning around but decide to look a bit further

Once out of the shade the track is dry but still hard and badly rutted

This is one of the few places where its a better riding surface

This sign is nailed to a tree but I certainly dont see anything resembling this scene

I dont see any of them either, the track to the right says 1km to something so I go that way

Part way along is this barrier

At the destination at N18.32.892 E100.23.443 and its completely deserted

The small reservoir is full and slightly overflowing

Looking inside one of the small huts

No chance of that going anywhere

Time to press on, I am now riding on no track according to the Esri and I ride a while further than turn back, since I left the village I havent seen any sign of people out here

On the way back I actually encounter a living person but no one else until I get back to the village

After riding back through the village I turn left onto an unmade track for a while

Now to ride to two more villages I found out here last trip

This girl came riding down a steepish hill then stopped and spun it on the sidestand like I do with the KLX to turn it around then she was off back up the hill standing on the pegs, good riding from her

I stop at a shop for refreshments and these are outside, possibly for sale I guess

A pleasant days riding now back to Nan

Roast stuffed loin of pork, stuffing, roast potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower and gravy for 250 Baht at Tonys Place

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[MastaMax]

Interesting report Colin. I like the fact that you take the time to stop in villages and make contact with the locals.
I encourage you to learn some basic Thai, you'll be amazed how the people act differently when you speak their language especially in those remote places.

 

[KTMphil]

Nice report Colin, timing was good at the butchers shop, I like the look of that roast dinner.