Dec 13th - Chiang Rai to Mae Sai - Kim and Glory - Cycling beyond

December 13, 2023

Dec 13th - Chiang Rai to Mae Sai

Please note: I made the Dec 8th page visible again even though the pictures aren't showing. Wrote in for help, but no one responded. It's an important page as I explain what "cycling beyond" means to me

Decided to head due north today to work on getting some mileage in and building my strength. As a bonus, I knew it was all flat. I went ahead and stayed on Highway 1 all day. Yes, there was traffic, but I had a nice wide shoulder, and the pavement was in excellent condition.

After getting checked into my hotel, CHOUR Palace hotel that I negotiated down to 850 baht, I went out to explore. First, and only stop at the Northern Most (Point) of Thailand.

Myanmar has been in a civil war since a military coup in 2021. Hence, this border is closed to all foreigners. Still a busy border crossing it seemed and lots of huge stores selling all kinds of goods.

When I got back to the hotel, I was googling sights for this town and saw there is a purple temple with a skybridge with amazing views over to Myanmar. Was too hot and tired to hot out again. Bummer.

Leaving Chiang Rai. Nice lanterns decorating the streets. Very festive and I like the colors!

Rest break at a small temple. I climbed what I thought was a small hill, but as I was sitting there trying to relax, everyone driving by kept honking their horn!

Look closely. The chairs are padlocked. Umm, I don't think they have to worry about them being stolen!

Nice mountain views and lots of agriculture. What's this crop?

Even though the heat is getting to me, there's no way I could resist stopping for photos. Sunflowers, they're a Corey Hart thing. My other idol.

It seemed appropriate because I listened to Corey's playlist today after the traffic calmed down a bit.

Glory!!!! And that's Myanmar just past the flags on the bridge

I haven't really been telling anyone what route I'm taking, but here was a hint for my last location

I'm dying to know what kind of services they offer here! 😂

Today's ride: 40 miles (64 km)
Total: 240 miles (386 km)

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