2wheels
Community Manager
4th September 2024
No rain, blue sky, Royal Enfield needing exercise and rider needing a change of scenery.
So let's get onto #118 and ad lib a ride.
First stop was Wat Phrathat Doi Saket.
The reclining Buddha is complete after a couple of years of (mostly Burmese) labour.
It just needs tidying up around the base now.
The stairway is a challenge.
Onto #118 where I acknowledged the roadside shrine.
Then off #118 onto #3005, past the Bee and Roses which was closed once again.
I hope it is not a permanent closure as this was a pleasant venue.
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The road along here has has some significant improvements.
Then left at the junction with #4063.
And into the delightful twisty climbs.
There are a few fuel pumps along here.
There are some lovely old and new homes along here and a large number of cafes.
To the junction with #1252.
More excellent riding to the First Valley cafe.
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99.363
Superb views on a clear day.
I was the only customer, so the sounds of chirping birds was the background.
Oh, and the occasional scream!
Very agreeable coffee.
The serve of Pad Krapow was minimal but tasty.
I asked about squirrels and was told that this tree hosts a variety of them, including what the waitress described as a black squirrel.
That's a new one to me. Must research.
I rode on for about a kilometer and discovered the source of those screams I had heard.
Yes, the King Kong Smile Zip Line!
These places are not my 'cup of tea' but I remembered that a friend from Taiwan is visiting soon and she is keen to try out a zip line,
so here it is.
OK, back along the #1252 past this magnificent mansion.
And a few land slides.
Another slightly different roadside shrine.
To this pleasant little waterfall and stream, where I stopped to take in the ambience.
Soon after I heard a 'Hello, where you from?".
So I crossed the road and this friendly young person gave me a free bottle of drinking water.
So I returned to the seat overlooking the waterfall and consumed the free water.
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99.327
Then more twisties, ascents and descents (at the RE Classic 350 tempo!!) and to the junction with #118.
I have been past here hundreds of times but never stopped, so today I did.
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Apparently there is a pleasant and not too long walk in here.
A fast-flowing stream.
Then along the #118 into Doi Saket to check the water level at Nong Bua lakes.
18.872
99.151
Close to home I spotted this guy with his (literally) spear gun.
He had been successful too, which is very impressive as he was firing into the canal from a 45 degree angle.
He was spearing fish that I couldn't even see!
And, innocently, he is not aware of the meaning of the sticker on his Honda.
So that was a very pleasant 104km loop.
It's good to be alive.
No rain, blue sky, Royal Enfield needing exercise and rider needing a change of scenery.
So let's get onto #118 and ad lib a ride.
First stop was Wat Phrathat Doi Saket.
The reclining Buddha is complete after a couple of years of (mostly Burmese) labour.
It just needs tidying up around the base now.
The stairway is a challenge.
Onto #118 where I acknowledged the roadside shrine.
Then off #118 onto #3005, past the Bee and Roses which was closed once again.
I hope it is not a permanent closure as this was a pleasant venue.
18.898
99.260
The road along here has has some significant improvements.
Then left at the junction with #4063.
And into the delightful twisty climbs.
There are a few fuel pumps along here.
There are some lovely old and new homes along here and a large number of cafes.
To the junction with #1252.
More excellent riding to the First Valley cafe.
18.941
99.363
Superb views on a clear day.
I was the only customer, so the sounds of chirping birds was the background.
Oh, and the occasional scream!
Very agreeable coffee.
The serve of Pad Krapow was minimal but tasty.
I asked about squirrels and was told that this tree hosts a variety of them, including what the waitress described as a black squirrel.
That's a new one to me. Must research.
I rode on for about a kilometer and discovered the source of those screams I had heard.
Yes, the King Kong Smile Zip Line!
These places are not my 'cup of tea' but I remembered that a friend from Taiwan is visiting soon and she is keen to try out a zip line,
so here it is.
OK, back along the #1252 past this magnificent mansion.
And a few land slides.
Another slightly different roadside shrine.
To this pleasant little waterfall and stream, where I stopped to take in the ambience.
Soon after I heard a 'Hello, where you from?".
So I crossed the road and this friendly young person gave me a free bottle of drinking water.
So I returned to the seat overlooking the waterfall and consumed the free water.
18.965
99.327
Then more twisties, ascents and descents (at the RE Classic 350 tempo!!) and to the junction with #118.
I have been past here hundreds of times but never stopped, so today I did.
18.966
99.242
Apparently there is a pleasant and not too long walk in here.
A fast-flowing stream.
Then along the #118 into Doi Saket to check the water level at Nong Bua lakes.
18.872
99.151
Close to home I spotted this guy with his (literally) spear gun.
He had been successful too, which is very impressive as he was firing into the canal from a 45 degree angle.
He was spearing fish that I couldn't even see!
And, innocently, he is not aware of the meaning of the sticker on his Honda.
So that was a very pleasant 104km loop.
It's good to be alive.
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