Phitsanulok national park turns an autumnal beauty, but only for this week
Phitsanulok’s Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park was full of tourists on Sunday who had shown up to take photos of maple trees that are emblazoned in the autumnal colours of bright red, orange and yellow.
The autumn leaves on the ground, sheds and rocks by the creek in the park’s Mun Daeng zone have created a magnificent backdrop for selfies in the comfortably cool temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius.
A park official said the maple trees should finish shedding their leaves within next week and the bright leaves carpeting the floor will turn brown as they reach the end of their natural course.
He said people should grab this opportunity to witness the phenomenon this week, otherwise they will have to wait until next year.
Located mainly in Phitsanulok province some 130 kilometres from downtown, this 307-square-kilometre mountainous park extends east into Loei and Phetchabun provinces.
The park has recorded sightings of rare wild animals including leopards, leopard cats, Asian black bears, Asian golden cats, hog badgers, serows and barking deer, as well as more than 200 bird species.
