Mike and Mam took a road trip to the northeast of Thailand, along the Mekong River (Mae Nam Kong), in mid-August of 2005. Click on any image to open a larger version in a new window. Click on any image to start a slide show with that image.

Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen.	View of Wat Nong Wang across Beung Kaen Nakhon.	Lunch at Chaloy Seafood in Khon Kaen.	Lots of water along the drive to Sakon Nakhon.	Newly planted rice on the road to Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.
Shack and rice field on the road to Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.	Path to Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.	Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon	Ancient (3000 year old) rock carvings at Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.	Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.
Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.	Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.	View toward valley from Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon. The wat is at the end of a hike including 287 steps.	Wild orchids at Wat Phu Pa Yon, Sakon Nakhon.	Some of the steep steps up to Wat Phu Pa Yon.
Fishing near Wat Phu Pa Yon.	Wat Phra That Choeng Chum, Sakon Nakhon.	Wat Phra That Choeng Chum, Sakon Nakhon.	Folded sacred Lotus at Wat Phra That Choeng Chum, Sakon Nakhon.	Wat Phra That Choeng Chum, Sakon Nakhon.
Phu Phaan national park, Sakon Nakhon.	Phu Phaan national park.	Flower at Phu Phaan.	Wild orchid at Phu Phaan.	Phu Phaan.
Kham Hom waterfall, Sakon Nakhon.	Flower at Kham Hom waterfall, Sakon Nakhon.	Kham Hom waterfall, Sakon Nakhon.	Kham Hom waterfall, Sakon Nakhon.	Largest kilometer marker in Thailand. Near Phu Phan Ratchanives Palace, Sakon Nakhon.
Phu Phan Ratchanives Palace, Sakon Nakhon.	Phu Phan Ratchanives Palace, Sakon Nakhon.	Giant water lilies, Sakon Nakhon.	Wat Phra That Narai Jeng Weng. 11th Century Khmer prang.	Wat Phra That Narai Jeng Weng.
Wat Phra That Narai Jeng Weng.	View of the Mekong River and Laos beyond from the Mae Nam Kong Grand View Hotel, Nakhon Phanom.	Wat Maha That, Nakhon Phanom.	Clock tower at Nakhon Phanom.	Nakhon Phanom.
Clock tower at Nakhon Phanom.	Typical tuktuk from the northeast.	View of the Mekong River and Laos beyond from the Mae Nam Kong Grand View Hotel, Nakhon Phanom.	Fishing on the Mekong, Nakhon Phanom.	Fishing on the Mekong, near Nakhon Phanom.
Wat Phra That Renu Nakhon.	Wat Phra That Phanom.	Wat Phra That Phanom.	French Chalet, fireplace and all, in the flooded Mekong.	Wat Pra Maha Po. North of Mukdahan.
Wat Manophirom. North of Mukdahan.	Carved elephant tusk, Wat Manophirom.	Friendship bridge between Mukdahan and Savanakhet, Laos. Center section collapsed during construction.	Phu Pha Thoep National Park, Mukdahan.	Phu Pha Thoep National Park, Mukdahan.
Pha Ngoi, Phu Pha Thoep National Park, Mukdahan.	Phu Pha Thoep National Park, Mukdahan.	Intrepid climber, Phu Pha Thoep National Park, Mukdahan.	Dinner on the Mekong at Riverside Restaurant, Mukdahan.	Phra That Kong Noi, Ban Taat, south of Yasothon.