CT125 Winter Tour

[chrissables]

 

Today I half planned an easy day after yesterdays longer than usual ride. Leaving Loei City I found this small pond by accident, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6vDm5Xfuq7n9yMQL9

 

Following Google directions to Sang Thon Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Npr4qYHQVL7qEzzf6

 

I was sent up the wrong track to a dead end, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Uqe7SNnPNa3zJRFa9

 

The correct track starts here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/29174J2Lzwim6zhN6

 

I carried on past the reservoir along a nice track to the end, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/PCsU6hoD1UgBco4B9

 

My next destination was Nong Lom Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/STT8GzEZ2UmLNew19

 

The track there started here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pZyZ4b6kChbTRYiJ7

 

There is about 10k of nice tracks to ride before paved road continues to the reservoir.

 

I looped around the reservoir  before returning to Loei.

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO79mx2Kyq

 

 

[chrissables]

Today I rode to Huai Pla Duk Beautiful Water Forest Park, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pkQAkwARpTSJpymu9

 

There is a reservoir here of the same name and there is a lot of commercial logging in the area. Which means tracks to ride!

 

Here are a few waypoints, there are more tracks than shown on the maps.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zcr<deleted>MUZXRzfhA9

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/TvgxPwuTcVdi6mkz8

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jzTrsEL5ZkmZkeQp6

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/R7FEx8pSiecrpRge8

 

From the last waypoint I returned to Loei.

 

Another enjoyable ride today.

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/vZqNEGmyR36

 

 

[chrissables]

Today I returned to Huai Pla Duk Beautiful Water Forest Park again to explore further.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pkQAkwARpTSJpymu9

 

I took a different route there after being redirected by Google, in this case a good route that became track east of here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DtFBQAwWhrFn8ezNA

 

After taking phots at the logging area, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hFi2AgwAKfXvMnkp9

 

Riding north from here and taking the route west and returning to here, was mostly sand and gravel tracks.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7kgq4DVGhPfaCz5y9

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/v26MoRGrD3v

 

[chrissables]

Today I rode from Loei to Nong Khai, actually a nice ride through the mountains leaving Loei.

 

I stopped to take some photos at Ta Bo (baw) here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/KHghRPjEKeUNprgo9

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvr1XQoYLq

 

[chrissables]

Today I decided to ride west of Nong Khai exploring. My first stop was at Nong Kwai Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uJxzhmRU1S6JShjw6

 

After riding around it I continued on to Nong Ngam Reservoir, quite a large reservoir than luckily had tracks all the way around it. Here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MyjkFKZ8PqceiU5E9

 

I then continued mostly on small roads and tracks to Bang Phuan Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WRoJGsQouXDHAos16

 

I then rode to the river front at Nong Khai.

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqow9Lrwyq

 

 

[Stiddle Mump]

Great pics Chris.

 

What a contrast from a few posts ago? Mountains into plains.

 

You'll be passing our farm in a while. I'll look out for you, and give you the thumbs up as you roar past  I'll be wearing an orange shirt and white trilby.

 

Thanks for all the time and effort you put in.

 

[chrissables]

20 hours ago, Stiddle Mump said:

Great pics Chris.

 

What a contrast from a few posts ago? Mountains into plains.

 

You'll be passing our farm in a while. I'll look out for you, and give you the thumbs up as you roar past  I'll be wearing an orange shirt and white trilby.

 

Thanks for all the time and effort you put in.

 

Roaring 555555 looking lost maybe 🙂

[chrissables]

Today I decided to ride east from Nong Khai exploring. My first stop was Ban Na Tan Neua Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/orn4JgmfXGTEo8fi9

 

There did not seem to be any tracks around it so I carried on eventually riding a track between Kut Suay and Phan Reservoirs, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nLi2Bve4M1Uv9Cez6

 

I then rode to Bridge Romjai, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2oTfLBiiYQZJW9cx9

 

On the west side of the river there were new sand roads heading both north and south. I decided to ride south and see where it took me. Wat Pa Sakunasai was as far as the off road track took me.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hVwLiZgw8yUjz4Te9

 

I then looped around back to the bridge on road, then started heading north on the sand road to a weir being built, in this area.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/YHgVEXNN1S7HryYM8

 

From here I carried on riding north off road to here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tsXV7161ukBzcvU7A

 

Then back to Nong Khai

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/vE6JNWM3gx6

[Stiddle Mump]

Great pics as usual Chris.

 

I've took the liberty of putting up a shot of a stranded airplane very near to Nong Khai. Not far off H2. 

 

 

Been there a couple of times. Couldn't get close. Info scratchy. Interesting though.

 

 

[chrissables]

21 hours ago, Stiddle Mump said:

Great pics as usual Chris.

 

I've took the liberty of putting up a shot of a stranded airplane very near to Nong Khai. Not far off H2. 

 

 

Been there a couple of times. Couldn't get close. Info scratchy. Interesting though.

 

 

I saw one todays returning to town.

[chrissables]

Today, my last day in Nong Khai I went exploring south of the city. My first stop was at Si Charoen Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/YHCGGUT9gYmRJbDf6

 

Unfortunately, all the tracks were concrete, but still worth a ride around.

 

Next, I rode to the wooden bridge at Nong Bo Kong Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6MqKiWgNxhpSEKP9A

 

Next stop was Seng Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4hoViEdSg1YcU9Hz9

 

There were tracks all around the reservoir to ride. And after riding them I rode on to another reservoir named the same, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VY8BXuKRhRhUywc7

 

I then rode north, as much as possible on tracks until riding on to Nong Khai.

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/v7O92okpPQ6

[chrissables]

Today, day 80 of my trip I left Nong Khai and headed north east to Bueng Kan, following the Mekong River until I turned east to my first stop at Huai Plaeo Nuea Reservoir, here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ENAJddxYh6odTiCK7

 

From here I road east and north east back up to the Mekong River to Dolphin Stone Viewpoint, here. Which also had views of the new bridge being built crossing to Laos.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GATpYgeCWYZmQ1JM8

 

The stones are here.

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ndxwHwXhJLibCctK7

 

I then headed alongside the Mekong into Bueng Kan

 

https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnkmeeYB6