Trekking in Khao Yai National Park - January 29-30, 2007

I've left southern Thailand behind and will spend the next month exploring the north. First stop was Khao Yai National Park, Thailand's largest park where elephants, monkeys, tigers etc. roam through the mountains. And folks, it's definitely a lot cooler here and long sleeves and sweaters are necessary at night. But it's really breathtaking scenery...

I stayed at the Green Leaf Guesthouse, which also does tours through the park. You can try and trek it alone but it's quite easy to get lost so I decided to put myself in the hands of the experts. It's was a great choice ... the guides at Green Leaf were absolutely wonderful, knowledgeable and really cared about showing us a good time. We were all crossing our fingers for an elephant sighting, but unfortunately, we did not see any. We did see several gibbons, macaques, hornbills and deer -- and with the guide's telescope, we were able to get some fabulous pictures.



We also were able to see a beautiful sunset.