Travelman in Thailand: Khao Sok National Forest's mountains, rubber trees, flowers, a damn, and some more stuff.

in travel •  7 years ago  (edited)

Here I am at the Khao Sok damn visitor center...I'm not swearing, there's a big structure there that holds back water...

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This is a tap on a rubber tree. The owner of Nung House told me that in the dry season men go out at night and harvest the collected rubber sap...

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Rubber tree forests are planted all throughout this region. We passed many of them along the highway...

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Kayakers on the river...

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Tired of your hair getting wet while riding your scooter in a rainforest, have no fear! Simply attach one of these and you'll stay dry...

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Flowers...

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Sites on Khao Sok Lake...

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Outside the second cave we explored, it had a pool of fish inside. We turned off all our head lamps and the pool glowed turquoise from sunlight traveling through the water from outside.

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Some kind of animal shell...

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A 360 degree view of a viewpoint at Khao Sok Damn. It just had it's 30th anniversary. The lake was created by the Damn.

. . A view of the valley beyond the damn from the highest point at the visitor center...

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My stay at the Misty on my last night in Khao Sok. It rained HARD the last day...

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I'm not sure what was written in Thai on the door to my room, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if it read "Seattle Seahawks Breast Cancer Awareness Uniform Room." .....

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And a cat that demanded my attention while I was on the wifi...

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Next stop for Travelman, Ao Nang (a pit stop before a ferry to an island)

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daisyk
wonderful pictures, giving us a first hand view of a country far, far away.

SOAK YOUR PHONE IN RICE ....

These are some incredible pictures and details! I loved your work! I hope you will continue to share more such posts in the days to come!

Thank you. I appreciate your kind words. I hope you keep coming back for more!