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Filling up- and counting the cash- an informal gas station on the road to Kbal Spean
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A workshop out in the countryside making spirit houses
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Spirit houses, all finished and ready for sale
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Lush Paddies just outside of Siem Reap on the road to Kbal Spean
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Road kill- this snake didn't last long after he emerged from the paddy fields
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I was relieved to get back on the tuk tuk from next to the crushed snake
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A makeshift pickup truck- pretty mean load for a motor scooter on the road to Kbal Spean
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A local kid rides a bicycle too big for him on the road to Kbal Spean
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One of the few modern vehicles we passed on the road to Kbal Spean
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Signage at the base of the Kbal Spean hill- and they check your ticket here too
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Information sign at the base of the Kbal Spean hill
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A wooden pedestrian bridge marks the beginning of the Kbal Spean trail
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A selfie at the beginning of the Kbal Spean trail- I got it right, almost!
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I was surprised to see janitors hard at work so deep in the bush
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Ants feeding on an earthworm on the Kbal Spean trail
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The Kbal Spean trail- fairly easy- if totally deserted- for the most part
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Dense bush on the mountains surrounding the Kbal Spean trail
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Another look at the lush greenery around the Kbal Spean trail turned out to be quite invigorating
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A line of soldier ants going about their business on the Kbal Spean trail
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I was fascinated by the hard working ants on the Kbal Spean trail
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A steady climb, steep in parts, but I am almost there now
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Precariously balanced rock at Kbal Spean
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Kbal Spean - the first sighting of carvings on the bedrock
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The sandstone lingams on the bedrock have given Kbal Spean the name Valley (or River) of the 1000 Lingas
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Kbal Spean carvings on the bedrock- they are said to sanctify the river as it flows over them
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On the sidelines of Kbal Spean- a well concealed cave temple
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Well weathered rock- is that holy script barely visible there?
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A delightful little waterfall amidst all those carvings on the bedrock
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Apart from the bedrock, there are carvings on the rocks on the side of the river too
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Kbal Spean- they don't call this the River of the 1000 Lingas for nothing!
