Cherry blossoms at Khun Chang Khian

Up Doi Suthep for the wild Himalayan cherry in bloom, a wooden viewpoint and a sea of mist over the village.

Khun Chang Khian is a village on the shoulder of Doi Suthep, and for a few weeks at the end of the year the hills around it turn pink. The ride up is short but steep, and the reward is a viewpoint that sits above the cloud most mornings.

The cherry was at its best. We stayed long enough for the light to change, then rode back down through the switchbacks with the valley opening up below.