We decided to make a short trip up to Doi Suthep National Park to try to escape the heat and hike to one of the many waterfalls in the area. We took a songthaew (red pickup truck that works as public transit/taxi here) up to the Chiang Mai University area, then transferred to another songthaew after waiting for 20 minutes for the driver to find as many passengers as possible to stuff in his truck to maximize his income for the trip up the mountain. Everyone else was headed to the temple, but we were dropped off part-way up the mountain. It was not much cooler at the park entrance compared to Chiang Mai below. We paid our fee and trudged along a hot road for 3km until we reached a parking lot, then hiked a few hundred meters more to a lower waterfall and a few pools. We waded in and enjoyed the surprisingly cool water. We then hiked a little higher up and enjoyed a bigger pool with a bigger waterfall, and soaked up the scenery for a little while. I got my t-shirt nice and wet before leaving the pools behind and hiking back to the main road to find a ride back into town. We vowed to learn how to drive motorbikes, so we can rent them and drive wherever we want so we don't have to rely on songthaews to get around. Some pictures from the trip:
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