[RBW] Re: Ride report: 100 km ride from the Burmese border to Chiang Rai, Thailand

2011-01-31 Thread doug peterson
You guys got a lot better photos than I did, and really captured the feel of country. Now you need to do the same type of ride up to Doi Mea-Salong & get photos of the hills! I spent so much time pushing my bike I didn't even think about the camera. We also found some pretty stiff climbs from Ch

[RBW] Re: Ride report: 100 km ride from the Burmese border to Chiang Rai, Thailand

2011-01-30 Thread Paul Yeoh
Awesome photos Gernot! And by far the best collection of photos I've ever had of me on a bike - thank you! :D What a great trip - anyone lucky enough to have Gernot as their trip planner is in for a very cool time. Perfect opportunities to use the Riv - where the road bike wouldn't have made it an

[RBW] Re: Ride report: 100 km ride from the Burmese border to Chiang Rai, Thailand

2011-01-30 Thread Earl Grey
I wish. It's unlikely there are any left in the wild in Thailand. There are some pretty cool birds (Hornbills, Barbets) but not too many sightings of large mammals. You do see elephants occasionally, but they are domesticated. There are some left in the wild, but in very remote regions. Gernot On

[RBW] Re: Ride report: 100 km ride from the Burmese border to Chiang Rai, Thailand

2011-01-30 Thread Jim M.
I really enjoy hearing about your far-flung Riv adventures. We only have coyotes around here (occasional mountain lion). Do you have to worry about tigers on your S24O's? jim m suburban california On Jan 30, 7:52 pm, Earl Grey wrote: > Dude, where's the ride report? It's in the descriptions of t

[RBW] Re: Ride report: 100 km ride from the Burmese border to Chiang Rai, Thailand

2011-01-30 Thread Earl Grey
Dude, where's the ride report? It's in the descriptions of the photos. :) Here is the executive summary: We took a bus up from Chiang Mai to the border (4+ hrs), stayed in a little guesthouse right on the border- defining River Sai, got up at 6:30 to cross the border, have breakfast in Burma and e

[RBW] Re: Ride report: 100 km ride from the Burmese border to Chiang Rai, Thailand

2011-01-30 Thread Earl Grey
Try this link instead for my photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25150892@N08/5402500499/ (or remove the www.google.com from the URL that google inserts for some strange reason) On Jan 31, 10:28 am, Earl Grey wrote: > Paul and I headed up to the Burmese border on Saturday to renew our > Thai v