A Morning Ride

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The R1013 is an ????????-?????? ????? route, with plenty of elephant sanctuaries. I stopped in at Chiang Mai Elephant Friends at their roadside entrance and paid 60 baht for a large basket of bananas (three large bunches) to give to the elephants.

Further along the R1013 is extensive roadworks. ???????? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? which for sure has seen a fair few accidents. It's a great helter-skelter of a route which, (if you take the R4053), leads to an giant (and unusual) Buddha statue.

On this occasion due to time constraints I forwent visiting the giant Buddha and instead headed for Khun Wang Royal Project to visit the Sakura cherry blossom that is currently blooming. (??????? ?????: 8:30 ?? ?? 5 ??). ????? ?? ???? but you do need to show proof of vaccination (or negative PCR test) in order to enter.

The development center is simple and pretty and I was able to go off the beaten track to enjoy blooms crowd-free (???ℎ???ℎ ?ℎ??? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ?ℎ?? ???? ?? ????, ?? ???? ?? ?? ????? ??? ?????? ?ℎ? ????, ?? ????????). ????? ?? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ???? ?? ???????? ???? ?????? ??? ??????? ????? ?? ??? ???.

After spending time in Royal Project I made my way to Wachirathan Falls to enjoy the 80 ????? ????????? at the base of Doi Inthanon - ??? ??????? ???????? ?? ????????. There were few people at that time and I was able to enjoy a quiet coffee there.

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Hope you enjoy these few tips of what to see and do in this general zone. More of this over on my website and social media:

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Have a great weekend! ??
~ Zed