Sg Sendat Waterfall 25-26 Apr 2009

It took us about 1hr and 20 minutes to cover a distance of 50km from PJ to Hutan Lipur Sg Sendat which is located about 5 km off the main Sg Tua road near Ulu Yam Bharu. The off-road though narrow is literally free of pot holes. The area appears to have received a makeover - everything appears newly constructed, from the access bridge to the toilet facilities. There are ample campsites and pergolas.

The main attraction is the 3-tier waterfall with each tier having a large pool for swimming. We saw a couple of daredevils (including one of our members) challenging their fears by sliding down the lower fall. The place appears very popular among the day trippers for obvious reason (close proximity to civilisation). Apart from our group, there was only 1 group camping that Saturday night. Overall, the place is a clean and neat and not overly crowded for one to enjoy the nature gifts in tranquility.

We left the place on Sunday at about 12 noon for lunch at the popular restaurant Swee Yen which is situated along the Jalan Besar of Ulu Yam Lama. For RM56, eight of us manage to get our fill with yummy loh mee, tender sweet potato leaves, succulent lala (clams) and springy fried fish paste slices plus herbal drinks.

For the photographs, please refer to http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/5462.

Kiara Butterflies 3 Apr 2009

Common butterflies and moths found in Kiara Hills. Photographs were taken from 2006 through to 3 April 2009.

For more pictures, please refer to: http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/15923

Gunung Angsi 21 Mar 2009

The last visit to G Angsi via Bukit Putus was on 23.9.2007 (http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2007/09/g-angsi-2392007_23.html). The forestry department has apparently erected new signboards and presumably, cleared the trail and planted tree saplings along the trail. Starting at 9.05 a.m. we took a leisurely hike to enjoy the flora, notably the fungi and mushrooms of various sizes and colours. We took about 50 minutes to reach Campsite 1 and another 45 minutes to Campsite 2 before hitting the peak 1½ hour later at 12.20 p.m. The weather was beautifully windy and cloudy.

On return hike we decided to be adventurous and took a left turn at the second Y junction. This trail, which circumvents the slope of Campsite 2 hill, is relatively flat and merges with the original trail at Campsite 1. We believe the trail, which is now overgrown with shrubs and ferns, is the remnant of an old logging trail. There was minimum tree canopy and it was certainly hot to trek in the afternoon sun.

We took about 2 hours to return to trailhead from the peak.

For the photographs, please refer to http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/5390.

Kiara Creatures 12 Mar 2009

Updated 12 March 2009

Monkey, langur, squirel, lizard, skink, chameleon, spider, bug etc

For more pictures, please refer to: http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/16013

Kiara Flora 12 Mar 2009

Updated 12.03.2009

These are pictures taken while rambling through the Kiara Hills in  2006  through 2009. For more photographs, please refer to: http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/16219

Bukit Saga 8 Mar 2009

Given the perpetual bad weather and afternoon rain, we decided to go for a short hike up Bukit Saga in Ampang area. As expected the super steep trail was wet and muddy. It took us about 50 minutes to hit the rest area near the peak, which was pleasantly shady and dry, probably due to the good drainage. The place has been turned into a playground for both kids and adults and is literally litter free.

After spending more than an hour "lepaking" around, we made our descent downhill within 30 minutes. Pictures of earlier trips can be viewed at http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/5348.

Upper APS Waterfall 1 Mar 2009

In view of the wet weather, a group of us decided to opt for a half day hike to Ah Pak San waterfall. Starting at 9 a.m. from Jalan Awana 23, we made our way up the muddy and slippery trail to the highest station 5 (about 400m asl) at 10.40 a.m. Following the signboard, we took the right turn to the waterfall. After about 20 minutes, we came across a Y-junction where we took the left trail. The next 10 minutes, we saw ourselves inching slowly down the super slippery slope by holding onto branches and trunks as well rattans. Well! It was a pleasant surprise when we discovered that we had landed at the Upper APS Waterfall (dubbed the Wow-Wow Waterfall). The small resting area near the waterfall was quite tidy and neat. A few of us enjoyed a good massage from the strong waterflow.

We were told that to get to the original Lower APS Waterfall (http://happyotrekker.blogspot.com/2007/04/ah-pak-san-waterfall-8407_8.html) one would need to follow the right trail at the Y-junction.

After 'lepaking' for more than an hour at the waterfall, we made our way home at 12.30 p.m. and reached the base at 2 p.m. Total distance covered was 8.1 km per the GPS reading of a group member.

For the photographs, please refer to http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/5325.