Over two years passed since my first off-road adventures in Pha Taem National Park. Driving my new truck, I did not want to make the same mistakes as during my first visit, so I planned to take the proper entrance to see Sao Chaliang, Huay Bok, Chana Dai and the other natural attractions.
But first I went to see Sang Chang waterfall, which is pathetic in the dry season - NO WATER !
I continued on to see another waterfall nearby, which at least had some water flowing.
Then I saw a sign that seemed to indicate an (off-road) short-cut to Chanai Dai cliff. Now, I should have learned my lesson, but my sense of adventure trumped out my common sense. After a couple of tries, I found what looked like a trail. It was a bit overgrown and it did at time disappear, but I stubbornly continued - often venturing out on foot to try to find the best way through the wilderness.
As the pictures indicate, there really wasn't much help given by mother nature and many passages where made impossible by ravines or dense forest, so after an hour, I backtracked. At the "exit", I noticed a couple of wooden signs laying rotting on the ground. Obviously, this access route had been abandoned years back, which explains the under growth that irritatingly insisted on scratching my truck.
So, I ended up taking the same entrance (no park fees to be paid) as two years ago, but I did finally make my way to all the destinations and I took a pic to prove it.
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