Maisan

Maisan Provincial Park is the only place in the WORLD you can see this. A couple mountain. Mountains have characteristic's that will label them either male or female. Maisan is translated roughly to "horse ear mountain". Because from a fair distance you can see the similarity.

Steve very quickly took this picture while the bus we were in stopped for gas.
From a different angle. The black stuff on the bottom of the pic is rows of protective mesh so that whatever they grow only gets so much sun and is sheltered from the wind.
Just off the bus and getting ready for the hike.



This was part of a larger, tackier display. Yes tacky at a Buddhist temple. Who'd have thunk it?

A lake near the start of the trek up the mountain.
This was super cool!! This is Tapsa, or Pagoda Temple. This is super famous because all of the pagodas are made from small to medium stones and are still standing without the aid of cement.......what makes it even more amazing is that this was constructed in the late 19th century.

This is a better picture to see how tall these pagodas are and without cement.........Steve was suspicious....and to be fair not on the pagoda's that we saw but on the stones at the top of ledges (such as the one my hand is resting close to) there is a layer of cement so tourist don't push a rock and make the pagodas fall by accident.

As we travelled up we came across a cave.

Apparently if a woman drinks the water from this cave she will bare a son. I say let the men drink the water, it's them that decide anyway!!

Steve with a lantern that they made for Buddha's birthday.