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[Midnitemapper]

Nam Siam bamboo bridge


Road 1-D washout from rainy season

 

[KTMphil]

Couple of real beauties there Don

 

[Midnitemapper]

Elegant design, stick bridge, Bolikamxay province Laos
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Nam Xan River crossing, this "mono" has replaced the bamboo raft

 

[KTMphil]

Nice pictures MM

 

[Midnitemapper]

Nam Pouy Motorcycle bridge 48 meters
Pay the kid holding the string across the track 5000 kip and you will stay dry by avoiding the ford to the East

 

[KTMphil]

R 18A between Pakse & Attapeu in south Laos


Photo: Don Duvall

 

[KTMphil]

This was supposed to have been a bridge close to the Laos/ Cambodia border

 

[KTMphil]

Nam Pao Oh ferry, 10,000 kip

Photo: Midnight Mapper

 

[KTMphil]

South Laos

 

[KTMphil]

Midnight Mapper in south Laos

 

[Steve Canyon]

R 18A between Pakse & Attapeu in south Laos

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Photo: Don Duvall

I could not get across this one, no help..had to turn back....hard day..

 

[BWG950S]

Smugglers Trail in the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia.

There is a raft under there!

 

[BWG950S]

Washed out Bridges along the Smugglers Trail in the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia with Harrythefinn.

Several meter drop on each side. Notice the first board only wide enough for the tire!

It takes 2 people to get the bikes across these. One in the front and one in the back. Could of used a third person to take action photos.

Had to balance on the bamboo on the sides. After we got across the ground started to give way and the bamboo fell into the hole.

We were lucky on this crossing that there were still 2 logs intact but they were in the shape of a V, 1 foot apart at the far end and 3 feet apart at the other. We had to pull the broken logs out of the hole and cut bamboo to fill in the end so we could pass.

These 3 large logs you can easily walk your bike across or ride.

Harry accessing the situation. We did not go across this one, the board was rotten through. We ended up detouring through the jungle down a 6 foot straight drop and up the hill on the other side. Sorry no pics, too intense.

 

[Midnitemapper]

Houay Champi, Champasak Laos.I took a close look at this bridge and decided not to give it a try with my XR400+gear.
However this chinese scooter. loaded with rice sacks takes it slow and carefull, traverse.

 

[KTMphil]

Jim -- im hearing you had some fun with the KTM 950 ADV over there in the Cambodian mountains.

Don- that looks like a nasty bridge, wise not to test!

 

[KTMphil]

Beautiful little bridge south of R 1091 in Nan, Thailand.

 

[KTMphil]

Great photo from Harri & Jim that just did a trip through the Cardomom mountains in Cambodia on very big bikes

Harri's trip report on their journey in the link below:

cardomoms-t1229.html

 

[Midnitemapper]

Xepian National protected area
Unamed stream with an imposing obsticle

 

[KTMphil]

"how do we get this damn boat out of these bushes"?

 

[Midnitemapper]

Houay-Champi-Brave-farmer

 

[Midnitemapper]

Creek crossing Southern Laos,

2 weeks later the local villagers from Ban Kong Ah, had laid down planks to take the tuk tuks accross

 

[Steve Canyon]

Did I do this one Don?

 

[Midnitemapper]

Chris this was the crossing, just at dusk, before we got to the village that fed us, and we slept in the Police station!

 

[Midnitemapper]

Don't think I will take the bike accross,
Alak villagers cross the Houay Veu.
deep in Attepue province,Laos

 

[Midnitemapper]

 

[KTMphil]

They always find a way!! Great photo's.

 

[alexuk]

somewhere west of vientiane with justin

 

[KTMphil]

Great photo Alex, how far north west (north) of Vientiane is this?

 

[alexuk]

ok phil, its not west of VTE, its on the ponsavan-pakxan rd nr Thasi, 50km n of pakxan just north of where we joined the road in May with Steve, N18 53 18.6 E103 45 42.7

 

[Lone Rider]

Yes, this the Nam Xan crossing near Ban Pakngong. They are building a new bridge there but the bridge is still far from finished. Mac and me crossed the river a bit further to the northeast in May this year but we were pulled over by a logging truck. At the time time you could not cross anymore next to the bridge.

Earlier this year I crossed right next to the bridge but the river was quite high as the water came close to flowing over the engine hood of my truck - bit scary. At present the crossing next to the bridge is accessible and big trucks as well as pick-up truck go through the river but bikes need to take the boat as the water is still quite deep.

 

[Midnitemapper]

Nam Phit Bamboo suspension bridge
Ban Nakio villager "hustling" home

 

[Midnitemapper]

O.K. Who's first?

 

[Captain_Slash]

A rickety looking old bridge in the distance

On the 4001 in Nan Province

I venture onto it for some photos but dont walk far in case it collapses

 

[KTMphil]

Midnight Mapper might have given that a shot on the XR400R

 

[Midnitemapper]

"The Bra"
Nam Xesou
Area of intense conflict during the Vietnam war, antiaircraft guns and Vietnamese "bin tram 37" were in this area known as "Target Hotel 9"





Seeing ghosts???

 

[Midnitemapper]

Xekaman hydro plant
Great view high on the dam wall.

Dugouts along the banks of the Xekaman river, 30ks upstream of the dam.

 

[Captain_Slash]

I see a suspension bridge and spot a motorbike riding across

I will wait for the traffic to clear then I will cross

It was a stable enough crossing, I ride it both ways then ride on along the 1336

 

[Steve Canyon]

Sent to me from Aussies I met on route......

PhotoS

:RO

 

[Midnitemapper]

Houay Thon stream crossing,
sturdy stick and plank bridge.

View from the cockpit

 

[Midnitemapper]

Houay Louan Bamboo Raft