Solo Trek Photos

The Stream To ???

The beginning of the trek followed this stream for about 5 hours.

Doug, the cliffs in this area are VERY climbable. I've already mapped out some first ascents for you.

Here's one of those times a guide would have been helpfull. This Thai sign was at a fork in the trail.

For all I know, it said:

"Go right for friendly hill tribe with hot showers. Go left for cannibals."

I went left.

The first Karen village I past got their water from a spring coming out of a small limestone cave (which is not much bigger than the photo shows).

I can't figure out these people's obsession with burning everything.

In the burned area I found a man cutting poles from what was left. I ended up following him up the trail to his village.

When we arrived at his village, I found out why he was fabricating building materials. Apparently, they'd burned their hut down by accident!

It's just like I said before: "People who live in grass houses shouldn't burn forrests."

This is the abandoned hut I found in a rice field up on the ridge. I'm glad I stayed in it, since the first big monsoon rain hit that night!

Mmmm. Tastes like adventure.

Nasty little sucker, so to speak.

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