Nam Dtok Mae Sa

There's always a tough balance on this blog for me to decide how much of a description of a place I should give along with the background of location and any historical aspects that I can find. I'm struggling with this post in that there are a lot of photos that I took and really don't need to describe what you are about to see. These are the waterfalls at Mae Sa about 4 miles from Chiang Mai.

When I first went here, I thought that I was only going to see one waterfall, take a few snapshots and would be on my way to go do or see something else in the area. Well, I was quite wrong about that. Here at Nam Dtok Mae Sa, there are a series of 10 waterfalls. On each side of the river, there are steps and a walkway to get you to each of the waterfalls. I was only wearing flipflops, but this could have been better suited for my feet later if I had worn more sensible shoes. Oh well, live and learn.

The one impression that I would like to leave is just a commentary about how different countries are around the world. As my Thai language skills are fairly rudimentary, there are thankfully signs, warning signs in both Thai and English. Now the one thing that these signs do not say is to use your common sense. There are no barriers to keep you from walking out on the rocks and in several places I did just that to secure a better photo. You will also notice that there are a few photos of people playing in the water by several of the falls. Once again, no warnings, just use your common sense. If you get swept away by the current and injure yourself, guess whose fault that would be? If you answered the park, welcome to America. If you answered your own fault, well, then you are at least thinking.

One last admission. There are 10 waterfalls here. I only saw 9 as I was getting pretty tired and sore from climbing over rocks and up stairs. I did the same when I went to see the temples at Angkor. I saw all but a couple. This gives me something to go back to and look forward to seeing. Enjoy the photos.









































Next, I'll be putting up a few photos of my visit to the zoo in Chiang Mai and share a couple stories.