Chiang Mai - Samoeng Loop

I decided to take my rental motorbike on a drive through the countryside of Chiang Mai Province	Initially north to Mae Rim on route 107	I then turned west on road 1096 through the Mae Sa valley	Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
I didn't visit the touristy elephant camp, but you can see quite a bit from the road	Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai	Mahout leading elephant to the river, Maesa	Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province	Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province	Elephant bathing time, Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province	Mae Sa Valley, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Milestone, route 1096, Chiang Mai	Caution - Forest Fires - it was very dry at the beginning of the hot season	Brush fire, Chiang Mai Province	Brush fire, Chiang Mai Province
Welcome to Samoeng	Samoeng, a small town about 2 hours from Chiang Mai by motorbike	Roadside restaurant, Samoeng	White elephant statue, Samoeng, Chiang Mai Province
A temple in Samoeng, Chiang Mai Province	Lion statue, Samoeng	...looks a bit Burmese	From Samoeng, you can return to Chiang Mai by a different route, completing a loop around Doi Suthep
Waterbuffalo statue made of fabric over a metal frame, Ban Mae Khanin Nua, Chiang Mai Province	Rural temple, Chiang Mai Province, hot season	The beginning of the hot season, Chiang Mai Province	Elephant riding, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Kao Dua, village south of Doi Suthep on the Samoeng to Chiang Mai loop	Use Low Gear roadsign, Thailand	Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province	Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province
Ban Klang Doi Hotel & Resort, Chiang Mai Province	Detour off the main road to a Mhong Thai hilltribe village	Dirt road to the Mhong Thai hilltribe village	Vegetable field, Chiang Mai hill country
Mhong Thai hilltribe village, Chiang Mai Province	Mission church under construction in the village	Mhong Thai hilltribe village, Chiang Mai Province	ThailandMar07 677.jpg
Back on the main road to Chiang Mai	Thai highway 121 roadsign	Thai billboard, Chiang Mai Province