This morning, I woke up unexpectedly early, at about 7am. I planned to take a run to the nearest convenient store which is about 2-3km away according to Shane, a British Thai trainer at the media camp.

I was running. The road was totally empty. The air was refreshing.

Then I saw this. Wow, there is a waterfall around! I’ve heard of that before. The sign said that the waterfall is just 1km into the forest, I guess.

The road into the forest looked pretty decent at first. The birds were singing.

Then it got worse.

There are road-blocks everywhere as if they are challenging me to get in.

Danger signs are everywhere.

I was alone. I was haunted by ghost stories in which devils induce lonely human souls to go to their dens deep in the forest and eat them. I was already freaked out when I saw this small effigy T_T

Not to mention that there were a lot of small insects that look like flies but suck blood. I was wearing sleeveless T-shirt and short, so my body is full of itchy red marks.

Finally I got there. Surprisingly, it’s not even a waterfall. It looks like a spring with a small pool to me.

But the scene is stunning. I spent about 2 mins there, camwhoring.

On the way back, I took a turn into a small garden and beautiful small huts.

Lesson to learn: Never go into the forest alone. Take someone with you so that you can suffer together.

Tags: Chiang Mai, Forest, Ventures, Waterfall