Nan-Ban Nam Pu Plus A Bit Of Offroad

[Captain_Slash]

The route 1168, 1258

Total distance 135 km

Out on the 1168 past Mae Charim

It was a cloudy cold start but the sun soon broke through then it quickly turned into a warm day

I stop in Ban Nam Wa and the sand on the steps suggests the Wa rises a long way in the wet season

I wonder if this was caused by the last wet season

Now on the 1258 to visit Ban Nam Pu

Apart from these three I saw no one else in Ban Nam Pu, I guess they are all busy out in the fields

The temporary crossing that gets put here yearly, do I cross it or not

I walk across, the bridge is a bit wonky, the Wa is deep enough to submerge the bike if it goes in, plus theres no help around so I give it a miss

I meet these performing dogs on the way back

Now back in Mae Charim

Time to look again for the offroad track that goes back to Nan

Its lovely scenery up here and on a mostly dry dirt track

Some single track now

The track has really deteriorated now, its deeply rutted with no sign of being used by anything

Heres far enough, times getting on and I am alone, hopefully it can be explored further another time

Time to ride back to Nan.
Its back to Chiang Mai tomorrow as the KLX will be at 12000 km by the time I get there

Roast chicken, stuffing, roast potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli and gravy for 260 Baht at Tonys Place.
I am sure going to miss these lovely meals once I leave

You can get the gdb file from my website here … http://www.captainslash.com

 

[Ally]

Hi Colin

From looking at your your pics, I would take it that the 1258 is the 'road' you were on when you looked at the long thin wobbly temporary bridge across the river wa?

But when I look at your track (snapshot below) I note you actually turned off the 1258 so I can only presume that the 1258 does have a pucker road bridge further down the river. Is that so?



See you later this week for a ride out of Chiang Mai.

Ally

 

[Captain_Slash]

No Ally that wobbly temporary bridge is the only one, once you cross it the 1258 is a dirt track back to the 1243 which I rode on the Phantom last year, the map you are showing is the same as the Esri on my GPS, ie its wrong

 

[Ally]

No Ally that wobbly temporary bridge is the only one, once you cross it the 1258 is a dirt track back to the 1243 which I rode on the Phantom last year, the map you are showing is the same as the Esri on my GPS, ie its wrong

Great stuff Colin, just goes to show that we shouldn't believe all we see & take it for granted!

:RO

Ally