Ionic Spray is Euphoric

Taking time to relax and pose for a picture after a trek into a jungle north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Climbing over hillsides thick with vegetation, crossing rickety bamboo and cable suspension bridges, riding an elephant more pokey than me, soaking our feet on a bamboo raft while being splashed by laughing locals, and visiting rustic Hmong and Karen hill-tribe villages proved to be a day of adventure. Navigating our way through the villages was indeed a humbling experience. Many of the stereotypes fit these homes: no electricity, running water, or screens...thatched roof-tops, dirt floors, and chicken scratching all about. In the Hmong village a motorcycle and a pick-up truck caught my eye throwing me off for a moment at which point I realized there was another means of visiting this secluded area besides the narrow pathway dotted with sweet smelling lychee and logan berry orchards, towering teak trees, and huge termite mounds.