August 06, 2006

chiangrai 2005 - 07 Phu Chi Fa sunrise

[131205] at 0430AM we squeezed into & onto a truck that would bring us up to e Phu Chi Fa trailhead. e cat had to sit on YK's lap in e front passenger seat >_<

joined what seemed like hundreds of people in e trek up e cliff in pitch darkness. e temperature can drop to 4'C & our breath condensed in white puffs. found a spot to stake out e sunrise at e top of e cliff - e better you are as a mountain goat, e further you can get away from e crowds, but at e risk of tumbling a long way down into Laos:

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unfortunately there can be quite a lot of noise - blaring radios, loud singing, ringing cellphones....discovered that shining a Maglite at e offending source of noise can bring an instant end to e disturbance *evil cat* =P

first light, with Venus(?) in e centre just above e clouds:

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might have to clean your monitor/LCD in order to distinguish it from dust =P

e ทะเลเมฆ thalay maek (sea of clouds) that this place is famous for:

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e view before us:

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click here for larger version

what do you do with e crowds?

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try to shake them off! =P

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#%*?&!^@* doesn't seem to work >_<

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two fat kurogoma (black sesame) dumplings:

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finally, e sun! =))

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more photos coming up....

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