A day trip to Doi Inthanon we pass by a waterfall. They call this Diamond Falls because when the sun sets and reflects on the water it appears like diamonds are sparkling.
Trekking through the banana forrest.
Look bananas.
A local villager
Every house has a "spirit house". This is the village spirit house. Thai people build it so the spirits have a house to stay in instead of their homes. If someone is ill, they will sacrifice something like a pig and place it in the spirit house.
White Tamarind tree - the villager said when there is no water in the forrest, they find this tree and cut a stalk to drink water.
The flowers they grow to sell to the local market. I asked why they cover the flowers and they said so they won't get too much water and get diseases.
Our local guide taking us on one heck of an adventure. Up mountains, across rapids, through rice fields all in the pouring rain. Of course, my rain coat is in the hotel room.
The view while hiking.
A few slips in the mud and hand washing in the water channel.
So with all good pictures come a good story. The one story behind this is that we were drenched from the down pour of rain during our hike. The trail turned into a mud bath. The 3 girls who went down before me were all muddy from clinging on to the side of the mountain. I decided I was smarter than that. I hugged the side of the mountain and grasped roots and branches only to find out they were full of thorns!! I released the branches with a yelp and did the splits down the muddy slope. So much for being graceful.
With bamboo as their resource, everything was made of bamboo.
The villagers offered us hot coffee to warm us up after our wet and muddy trip.
Three local kids. I shared crackers with them and they were so humble.
Siphon (our guide) showed the girls a plant which you can make soap from or break the stalks and blow bubbles. The girls had so much fun!
The hill tribes are scattered thought the mountains with people mostly descending from Burma during the unrest. They are simple people and make money off of growing rice, flowers and coffee. I don't drink coffee, so I bought six bags of it.
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