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Chiang Mai - Samoeng Loop

I decided to take my rental motorbike on a drive through the countryside of Chiang Mai Province
I decided to take my rental motorbike on a drive through the countryside of Chiang Mai Province
Initially north to Mae Rim on route 107
Initially north to Mae Rim on route 107
I then turned west on road 1096 through the Mae Sa valley
I then turned west on road 1096 through the Mae Sa valley
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
I didn't visit the touristy elephant camp, but you can see quite a bit from the road
I didn't visit the touristy elephant camp, but you can see quite a bit from the road
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
Mahout leading elephant to the river, Maesa
Mahout leading elephant to the river, Maesa
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province
Mae Sa Valley, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Mae Sa Valley, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Milestone, route 1096, Chiang Mai
Milestone, route 1096, Chiang Mai
Caution - Forest Fires - it was very dry at the beginning of the hot season
Caution - Forest Fires - it was very dry at the beginning of the hot season
Brush fire, Chiang Mai Province
Brush fire, Chiang Mai Province
Brush fire, Chiang Mai Province
Brush fire, Chiang Mai Province
Welcome to Samoeng
Welcome to Samoeng
Samoeng, a small town about 2 hours from Chiang Mai by motorbike
Samoeng, a small town about 2 hours from Chiang Mai by motorbike
Roadside restaurant, Samoeng
Roadside restaurant, Samoeng
White elephant statue, Samoeng, Chiang Mai Province
White elephant statue, Samoeng, Chiang Mai Province
A temple in Samoeng, Chiang Mai Province
A temple in Samoeng, Chiang Mai Province
Lion statue, Samoeng
Lion statue, Samoeng
...looks a bit Burmese
...looks a bit Burmese
From Samoeng, you can return to Chiang Mai by a different route, completing a loop around Doi Suthep
From Samoeng, you can return to Chiang Mai by a different route, completing a loop around Doi Suthep
Waterbuffalo statue made of fabric over a metal frame, Ban Mae Khanin Nua, Chiang Mai Province
Waterbuffalo statue made of fabric over a metal frame, Ban Mae Khanin Nua, Chiang Mai Province
Rural temple, Chiang Mai Province, hot season
Rural temple, Chiang Mai Province, hot season
The beginning of the hot season, Chiang Mai Province
The beginning of the hot season, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant riding, Chiang Mai Province
Elephant riding, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Kao Dua, village south of Doi Suthep on the Samoeng to Chiang Mai loop
Ban Kao Dua, village south of Doi Suthep on the Samoeng to Chiang Mai loop
Use Low Gear roadsign, Thailand
Use Low Gear roadsign, Thailand
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Detour off the main road to a Mhong Thai hilltribe village
Detour off the main road to a Mhong Thai hilltribe village
Dirt road to the Mhong Thai hilltribe village
Dirt road to the Mhong Thai hilltribe village
Vegetable field, Chiang Mai hill country
Vegetable field, Chiang Mai hill country
Mhong Thai hilltribe village, Chiang Mai Province
Mhong Thai hilltribe village, Chiang Mai Province
Mission church under construction in the village
Mission church under construction in the village
Mhong Thai hilltribe village, Chiang Mai Province
Mhong Thai hilltribe village, Chiang Mai Province
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ThailandMar07 677.jpg
Back on the main road to Chiang Mai
Back on the main road to Chiang Mai
Thai highway 121 roadsign
Thai highway 121 roadsign
Thai billboard, Chiang Mai Province
Thai billboard, Chiang Mai Province