When living in a city you become absorbed with it. Although its not a negative, sometimes you miss things that are going on around you. Don't get me wrong I love Chiang Mai, the grind and social life that comes with it, but recently I have been forgetting that I am living in one of the most beautiful, lush environments in the world. Outside of the busy streets lies endless opportunities. Yesterday I took advantage of Thailand's unique landscape. Five of my friends and me heard through the grape vine that there was a waterfall about 40 minutes away from campus. We put our money together and took a taxi ride to this jungle oasis. It may sound generic to say but the waterfall was amazing and beautiful. The waterfall, however, was not your typical falling water off rock. As you will see in the pictures, it started on the top of this hill and formed slides and branches that moved all the way down to a pool at the bottom. The reason why the waterfall is so popular is because the rock that the water moves over is a sticky rock. You can honestly run full speed up the falls without slipping. I am not sure what type of rock it was, but I definitely felt we were in some alien world; it was truly bizarre.
Here is one part of the falls
The water was extremely warm
My friend Pope and I climbed one of the vertical parts without any trouble. The rock was seriously sticky
Buddha Peter
What a view
I am heading for a class trip this coming Wednesday to the south of Thailand. I will keep everyone posted and I hope to continue my extracurricular activities.
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