Doi Pha Hom Pok mountain is Thailand's northernmost national park. It's mostly covered by dense, wild jungle. Its summit reaches an elevation of 2285, which makes it Thailand's second-highest mountain. It is sparsely visited, especially by foreigners, so it can make an ideal destination for one who seeks to experience the wild in an otherwise … [Read more...]

While searching for mountains to climb in northern Thailand, out of a plentitude of possibilities, Doi Chiang Dao soon won first place in the list of my priorities. And that was mainly so due to its unique, dramatic morphological features. This mountain is formed by two parallel limestone ridges rising almost vertically, independently out of the low plains, and enclosing … [Read more...]