Evergreen forests and tumbling waterfalls are common on the slopes of Phu Thap Boek, the highest peak iEvergreen forests and tumbling waterfalls are common on the slopes of Phu Thap Boek, the highest peak in the Phetchabun mountains. The range, located in northern Thailand near the border with Laos, consists of two parallel mountain chains with a river valley separating them. The climate is considerably cooler in these higher elevations than in the rest of the country, but the environment here can be as lush and fertile as any stretch of the country's coast. Rich soil supports cabbage farming on some of Phu Thap Boek’s slopes, and the area’s iconic flower, the Siam tulip, flourishes here. This flower, related not to tulips but to the ginger plant, grows as a wildflower throughout the Phetchabun mountains, lending splashes of delicate pink and purple colors to all the surrounding green...查看更多 查看更少
