Our first day of walking was mostly on wide paths that doubled as dirt roads for the four-wheel drives and the motor bikes, which were the preferred mode of transportation for the modern tribesmen. Our second day of trekking included some narrow forest paths that got us truly into the jungle. Although, even along the narrowest of paths that seemed only passable to someone on foot, we would invariably encounter a local farmer carrying his bags of harvested rice or corn on a motorcycle.
With our guide Chang in the lead, we made our way through the hills, saw some of the farms and harvesting activity in action, and stopped at another village for lunch. At our lunch stop, we witnessed some women processing sesame seeds by sifting them through a woven basket. We also saw the true spectrum of tribal women, from the oldest to the youngest.
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