Midnitemapper
Senior Member
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Mostly graded roads along this stretch, piecing together a route to the Mekong
I am amazed at the improvements, new bridge construction on the Nam Thon.
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Hot Hot and a welcomed sight< Ice cream seller on the road!
Great view of Karst formations Meun District
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This track takes you over some steep hills through some mining areas, Barite! (Wikipedia is wonderful!)
Picking my way through mining exploration, logging, farming tracks...
This tuk tuk is blocking the track about half way up a steep grade.
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I power to the top and walk down to see what they are going to do..
No novices these guys wrap the rope around the axle and winch their way up one section at a time!
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I run across 2 yelping dogs and this guy jumps out of the bush.
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Steep hills and technical tracks.. a liter left in the camelback...
This guy was not so lucky.
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Fortunate for me, one of the mining tracks runs near a village I pop in for some much need hydration.
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