These photos were taken in early November, 2003 in and around Soppong, Mae Hong Son province, Thailand. The guest house shown is the Soppong River Inn which is highly recommended. Click on an image to open a larger version in a new window.

Northern Thai Sunset	Army Checkpoint	Supper at Soppong River Inn with Artie and Burt	Aom serves some rice
Ninja on duty	Soppong River Inn Gate	Soppong River Inn	Soppong River Inn
Lang River	Lang River	Jim, the birdwatcher in the Lahu Lounge	Joy and Burt by the shop's pond
No Name Kwietiew (noodle soup) shop	The cook	Nice colors	Traveler from Turkey waits for the bus
Hill Tribe Village	View into Burma	Photo time	Burma road
Mike in Burma, almost	Mae Lana Village	Mae Lana Village (Lahu)	Mae Lana Village Temple
Mae Lana Village Temple	Beetle	Living area of village shop	Village shop
Banded Krait	Ban Buang Pam Village	The shop opens	Happy customer
Artie the photog	Burt and Joy enjoy a warm beer	Village boy	Elephant ride
Young mother	Betel nut chewer	Burt at the wheel	The road looks OK during dry season
Artie finds a fruit	Restaurant 354 owner prepares Tom Yam Kung	Joy can't wait for the fish	Pals
Old Soppong Spirit House	Old Soppong	Old Soppong	Rice ready to harvest
Old Soppong Wat	On the deck	The view is great	Nong Pha Cham Village
Shopkeeper	Photos are OK	Nong Pha Cham Village	Nong Pha Cham Village
Nong Pha Cham Village	Nong Pha Cham Village	Nong Pha Cham Village Laundry	Tuesday Market, Soppong
Tuesday Market, Soppong	Tuesday Market, Soppong	Tuesday Market, Soppong	Tuesday Market, Soppong
Tuesday Market, Soppong	Tuesday Market, Soppong	Tam Lod (cave) mystery guide	Pushing the bamboo raft into Lod cave
Tam Lod	Tam Lod	Tam Lod	Petrol Station
Wat Ming Muan	Monk, Eric, Carien	Wat Ming Muan	Starting a trek with Sunny
Lahu Village	Lahu Village	Lahu Village from above	Rest stop
Spirit offering	Spirit cave	More rest on an unexpected bench	Kidney beans
Rain forest horse	Sunny lights a fire	Why?	Burmese Lisu Village
Village Scene	Village Scene	Saddle	Parrot
Village Store	Lisu Womand and Child	Beautiful fence	The only store, again
Another rest stop	Orchids	Carien with village people	Peppers drying
Village View	Burmese Missionary	Village View	Village View
Making braid	What is it?	Village house	Spirit Offering
Spirit Offering	Chinese Cemetary	Rocky Field	Spirit Rest Stop

Copyright Mike Newman, 2003.