Elephant Nature Park. No chairs, no riders, no shows. Photo: Federico AbisJan 19, Chiang Mai, Thailand Elephant Nature Park Pickup at half past seven, sharp. An hour into the valley. No chairs, no riders, no shows. Old rescued elephants eating watermelon by the basket and one who wanted her ear scratched and would not leave until I did it. Fed them, walked with them, watched them bathe in the river. Back in town by two, the van in total silence the whole way, everyone the same. The day I'll tell people about.