Day two of our Malaysian jungle experience.

Malaysian Jungle, day two.  Our goal is hiking to the top of the peak behind our resort for a view of the rest of Taman Negara national park.  The view below was our reward for a very sweaty two hours of trekking.  The way down was not much easier then the way up.

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Looking down the stairs from the resorts entrance you can see all of the stores and restaurants that float along the river.

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Exactly one month before I was born flood waters here reached 74 meters.  The image above was taken from same spot I took the one below.  That is an enormous amount of water, hard to imagine.  The village from my previous posts, Kuala Lipis, was wiped out by a similar flood in 1926.

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This gallery is a few images of the amazing plant life we saw along the trail and our boat trip on one of the small tributaries near the resort.

Serious root system that seems to be lost above ground.

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Deep in the Jungle…..with boat loads of tourists.

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Judging from the image above you would think we were intrepid explorers with our trusty guide….

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Wrong, just tourists in pink shirts and big sunglasses!

We really were deep in the jungle but this particular location is a major stopping point for tourists entering into the Taman Negara national park.  It is an amazing place and traveling the rivers in a long boat was a great experience.  We did not see an enormous amount of wildlife but we also did not have the time to go deep into the jungle and sleep in a hide, which is where it is more likely.  Anyway, enjoy the images.  More to come soon!

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Typical long boat for getting to and from our resort.

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Kuala Lipis, Malaysia around the end of June

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Donald Duck says “Welcome to Kuala Lipis”.  Our first morning in Malaysia we found the Chinese hawker center for breakfast and we were greeted by our friend Donald and these two kids, who roared with laughter and ran when I turned my camera on them.

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You may remember this location from the food postings, it is worth a second look.  This was very early in our trip an it was an amazing experience to get off the train in a city where we were two of maybe 4 or 5 westerners around.  Anyway, below is a group of images including the market we found for breakfast and a few views of the city itself.

2009_07_05_Malaysia-31Jeanne, eagerly anticipating breakfast.

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