First Sunrise of 2011

I spent the New Year in Khao Kor Mountain, Petchaboon province. It was a long and winding 10-hour drive from Ratchaburi. Khao Kor is considered by many as the "Switzerland of Thailand", maybe for its cold weather and hilly landscape.

We left the camp site at around 6 o' clock in a freaking cold and foggy morning of January 1. It was 11.4 degrees.

 We drove for another 30 minutes to reach the mountain's highest point. At 6.30 AM, the first sunrise of 2011 was about to shine. 

   Hello 2011. The first sunrise of the year. Beautiful. 

  Welcome to my life, 2011!

The sun heated up the cold morning of this Thai family. While this girl was taking a picture of her parents, her younger brother played around.

I took a photo of this man while he was taking pictures of the beautiful landscape of Khao Kor.

This is the view from the top of the mountain.

This is one of the many camp sites scattered all throughout Khao Kor. Behind the camp is a sea of fog! This photo was taken at around 8 AM and still, the fog was covering many areas. 

The road all the way down was also covered with fog. The sun was already up, but the temperature was still cold.

               And finally, it's I, kissed by the first sunrise of 2011.

*originally posted at www.multiply.com on January 3, 2011