Red bikes on Road no.2089

Muak Lek by bicycle : Tree Tunnel

Rapid train arrived on time.  We hopped off the train, got our bikes down, and looked around to get acquainted to Muak Lek town downhill.  From now is the real beginning...

Arrived in Muak Lek

We observed the town and made a pause at 7-11 shop to get some food, drinks, and chill air from air-conditioner.  In this shop you can find travel maps of road system in Thailand on book racks.  There's a trick I've noticed many times when I traveled, just opened to the most crumpled page and you'll find a map of the place you are.  To double check, I asked cashier the way to Pasak Dam and also a place for lunch where locals go.  We're suggested to go for "ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือผักไห่", Pak Hai Boat Noodle.

Another style of Boat Noodle or Nam Tok, originated in Central Thailand 

Road no.2089 to Pasak Dam might be a piece of cake for bikers but it's a tough project for us who've never done something like this before, this is the first time. The slope is zero at beginning, nothing special, but it begins to climb up and up and up.  With the tiredness plus sunny day, we came out like this.

Almost faint in sunny day

After almost 10 kms in the sun, we stopped at the top of the hill.  Along both sides of road are covered with trees that provided shade for us.  Some cars also stopped by and took photos of this area, "Tree Tunnel".  We took about 20 mins to recharge power, tried not to drink water too much to save it until we found a shop.  Ahead of us seemed to be a comfortably downhill way.

In the middle of Tree Tunnel