5-3-18 Mae Sariang-A Temple And Some New Offroad Tracks

Captain_Slash

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BMW 310GS Honda Wave 125 Honda MSX 125
Total distance 22 km
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The plan was to ride out of town to see how I managed on the bike and to visit Wat Phrathat Chom Mon
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Tamarind and chillis drying on the hedge
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The temple I could see when I was walking around last week
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Standing up riding on the highway caused no discomfort so I gingerly ventured down this track
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Friendly folk here taking a break
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They gave me some tamarind to take home, nice sweet ones too
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The old oil drums have a multitude of uses
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The track carried on
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It brought me back to the highway over the wooden bridge
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At the entrance to Wat Phrathat Chom Mon it looked like it was a climb up steep steps to reach the top so I rode on and found this track which hopefully will take me there
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These gates look like they have a track behind them going in the direction that I want to go, here the track is a crossroads so I have more to explore out here in a future trip
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These two tell me it leads to my destination
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Just past here I meet a paved road which goes to the top and I realise that I could have rode up from the entrance
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Great views from the top which would have been even nicer a few months ago
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The steep walk up for those who want to
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I explore a few more unmapped tracks
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The road turns to unpaved at the crematorium, the fallen tree wasnt a problem to get over
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I follow this track and realise that offroad riding isnt that comfortable in t shirt, shorts and trainers but I wasnt expecting to be doing it today
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Exactly five weeks after the crash and the KLX finally gets back to its natural habitat
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I initially decided to turn around here but looking ay my gps told me I was closer to reaching a track I mapped two years ago then I was to riding back so I carried on
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My first test and no problem
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Nearly out of the woods now
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Just through there and I am back on my track
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The dried up riverbed that I mapped two years ago
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At the irrigation canal there is some work taking place
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Well I managed to cope alright with this outing, I cant bend the tip of the thumb much and it might need attention when I get back to the UK at the end of the month but hopefully I am on the road to recovery
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Kamol gai and fried onions at the monday market 60 Baht
 
Well done Colin.
Steady as she goes.
That Temple view would be one to revisit after the smoke/smog/fallout clears.
I'm hearing stories about rain later this week.
 
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