First sunrise at Lisu Lodge.

A view of Lisu Lodge just after sunrise.

The Lisu Lodge compound.

Resident dog, Lily having a lazy Sunday morning.

Passing by a dragon fruit plantation, while cycling to the Elephant Park.

Our guide, Ata, giving us some insight into the types of crops grown in Northern Thailand.

Traditional Lisu house.

It’s a dog’s life!

Black and white chicks.

The Mae Taeng River.

Taking a breather with our guide and driver.

Locals of Mae Taeng.

Elephant riding by the Mae Taeng River.

The Mae Taeng River, where we do our river rafting. February is a low rainfall month, so the rapids are pretty gentle.

Incentivizing our elephant with bananas.

The rickety wooden bridge, which we cross to get to the Himmapaan Museum.

Walking the bridge.

After a hard day, it’s back to the bar for some Singha and Lays.

A 2-hour exposure capturing the moon move across the nighttime sky.