Green billed Malkoha May 2007

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Photos taken at about 11 a.m. near lamp post no 28.

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Gunung Angsi 20 May 2007

We gathered at Senawang Toll at 8.45 a.m. and proceeded at 9 a.m. to Ulu Bendol Recreation Park using the road heading towards Kuala Pilah. A 15 minutes drive transported us to the Park which is clearly visible by the roadside. When we alighted from our car, we saw that activities were already in full swing at the Park. There were plenty of food and drinks available for sale.

We entered the Park Main Entrance at 9.30 a.m. After walking along the pavement path for 10 minutes, we came across a big concrete signboard explaining the origin of the park. The head trail (157m) is situated between this signboard and the river. We trekked along this river trail (The trail literally follows the river upstream) for about 40 minutes until we came across a pavilion-like resting (aka Jeram Kak Lang) place. After a short rest, we came across a shallow river within 5 minutes. Here we had to use our balancing skills to hop between boulders to cross over. For the next 15 minutes, we walked along a gentle slope until we came to a logging trail. Here we turned left and trekked for a short distance before re-entering the forest again. From here onwards, the ascent got more and more challenging.

After trekking for another 2 hours, we reached the false peak at 12.20 p.m. Here, we had to use ropes to haul ourselves up the heavily eroded slope. The next ½ hour saw ourselves puffing up hill until we hit the peak (825m) at 1 p.m. Total time taken, starting from the Main Entrance to the Park was 3 ½ hours compared to 2 hours taken using Bukit Putus way.

Needless to say, our descent was shorter. Took 2 ½ hours from the peak to reach the Main Park Entrance.


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Bukit Lanjan 13 May 2007

This is my third trip up Bukit Lanjan.

USING THE HEAD TRAIL NEAR TO PERDANA DAMANSARA
Following the wide laterite road behind Armanee Terrace, we took 10 minute to reach the headtrail, located at the end of the road railing guard. From here, we took less than an hour to hike up to a small tar road leading to the Telekom Tower. This time we have tied red plastic ribbons along the way to mark the trail. On our way down, we took a very clear trail through a temuan settlement. The trail ends near a roundabout. Views from the top was hazy... dry weather.

This trail is less interesting compared to the trail starting from Sri Damansara's side.

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