Smog And A Waterfall Visit

Today I went on another motorbike ride with my friends Matt and Jordan.  We haven't done one in a while so it was nice to get out on the road.  We did a short trip to Doi Suthep, which is a temple up the mountain a ways.  I've been there once before, but it's a gorgeous ride and worth doing again.  It was also nice because up in the mountains the air is cleaner, and the temperature is cooler.  It's been in the mid 90's and smoggy lately in the city.

You can see just how much smog there is by comparing these two pics.  The top was taken today, and the bottom about 5 months ago when I first arrived.

I think it's only supposed to get worse in March.  It's not a big deal though, it's always pleasant inside.  We stopped by a waterfall on the way back which I hadn't seen before.  I was able to hike up the side of it a little bit, which was fun.

 View from the top

 As far up as I went

It was hard to get in position for pictures up there.  The "path" wasn't very big and a lot of trees/bushes were in the way.  I actually fell on the way back down, but luckily didn't hurt anything.  Sometimes when Mom and Dad aren't around to say "be careful" you forget to be careful I guess :) .  On top of that I'm terrible at balance, so it's bound to happen from time to time.

Not too much else to report.  I'm considering a short trip soon, but not sure where.  Pai was lovely and close by, so I might go back there a couple days.  They're a few other places I have to read up on and decide if I want to go.  One of the few regions I haven't been to is Isarn (northeast Thailand), which I think might be boring, but possibly going to check it out in April.