Hiking in Khao Yai National Park
Whoa, whoa, whoa. For making a big move to the boonies (as I affectionately call it to my family and friends), life has been more than hectic. I kept on meaning to edit pictures and post my now-intimidating backlog of photos from snippets of Christmastime, New Years, friend visits, and the like, but work has gotten in the way (in a good way of course).
So here are pictures from our hiking trip to Khao Yai during Smile Camp (which was toward the end of December). I got to be the token farang (foriegner) in a group of about 10 boys, along with P. Duj, P. Aon, and a hiking guide/photographer. The hike was about 3-4km long, but we would stop every so often to admire nature or point out elephant poop on the trail, so it took us the better part of the morning.
I enjoyed myself immensely. One of the best parts about hiking in Khao Yai is that everyone has to wear leech socks there, as the leeches are bloodthirsty and ferocious. I don’t own leech socks and I didn’t bring long socks with me. Luckily, there were some to borrow before the hike started.
I’ll continue telling the story through pictures…
Welcome to Khao Yai, one of Thailand's UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to ferocious leeches!
A big thank you to P. Duj, who let me borrow his argyle socks before I wore the leech socks
The older students and the chaperones loaded up into two buses
See what I mean about dslrs being so prevalent in Thailand?
Magic kept on trying to start fires with the magnifying glass he brought along with him
This was the day I learned how to say "elephant poo"
Bam stands in an elephant track
leech socks and chacos, a winning combination
Lunch by and wading in a cold mountain stream. The perfect end to our hike.
