MALAYSIA ~ PHOTO GALLERIES
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Rick heading down one of the many root "staircases" on Jungle Walk #10. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Our exit point for the dense jungle portion of Jungle Walk #10. Hard to find the trail, but it's in the lower right portion of the photo. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

View of town (Tanah Rata) from the Gunung Jasar Summit (5479 ft elev), also roughly the half way mark of Jungle Walk #10. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa nearing the end of the dense jungle portion of Jungle Walk #10. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Our guide and our ride for our half day tour of the Boh Tea Plantation and Mossy Forest. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Gunung Brinchang Summit, the highest point in Malaysia accessible by car, and also the start of the Mossy Forest. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Part of the very lush and very old Mossy Forest dating back millions of years. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Beautiful very green Mossy Forest ferns. All the foliage was very lush in this very old rainforest. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Rick heading through some of the hillside Boh Tea Plants to check out the view on the other side. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa with some of the many acres of the Boh Tea Plantation in the background. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

View from the deck of the tourist restaurant and gift shop at the Boh Tea Plantation. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Cameron Highlands

Teluk Assam Beach looking down from Sapi Viewpoint. This beach is also the main headquarters for the park. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Large group of long tailed macaques running along the main beach. You had to be careful with these guys as they liked to steal food from unsuspecting guests. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Male green viper snake hanging out in a tree. This snake is deadly and was difficult to see. A local guide pointed him out to us. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Closer view of the deadly male green viper snake hanging out in a tree. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

One of several wild bearded pigs at the park. These guys were hanging out all over the area. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Rick getting ready to hike up a tree root portion on one of the trails. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Close-up of some jungle thorns. It's always a good idea to watch what you touch along the trail 🙂 Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Teluk Paku beach. We hiked through the jungle for a few hours to reach this beach. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Rick descending one of the stair sections of a jungle trail. In the really steep areas of the trails, they've built stairs. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Very, wet rooted section of the Lintang trail. This was typical of many of the trails. Bako National Park, Malaysia.

Steep stairwell leading from the top of a cliff down to Teluk Pandan Kecil beach. Bako National Park, Malaysia.
Bako National Park

Looking out from the entrance to the Pavilion Mall, one of the many upscale malls in KL. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Suria Mall. This is the high end mall attached to the Petronas Twin Towers. What looks like a blue sign is actually a very large screen (several stories high) playing advertisements. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lobby entrance between the two Petronas towers from the street side. You can also enter the Suria mall from here under the formula one cars. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Petronas Twin Towers. 88 floors and 1483 feet high. The sky bridge is at the 46th and 47th floor at 558 feet high. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa on the 86th floor of Tower 2 during our Petronas Twin Towers tour. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Closer view of the top of Petronas Tower 1 (88 floors tall and 1483 feet high) with the KL tower to the right. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Display showing the height comparison of the Petronas Twin Towers against several other buildings across the globe. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Pavilion Mall fountain at night. This fountain is very big with constantly changing colored lights and water levels. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Petronas Twin Towers Sky Bridge at night (the sky bridge is located at the 46th and 47th floors, 558 feet high). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Part of the Petronas Twin Towers lobby and also the entrance to the attached very high end mall. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

View of the very large and colorful fountain at the Petronas Twin Towers main entrance. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur (1st Visit)

View of a small lake from our Eco-Camp (300 meters away from the river). The usual afternoon downpour heading our way. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Our home for 2 nights. A very simple raised A-Framed structure in the middle of the jungle. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Our home for 2 nights. A very simple raised A-Framed structure in the middle of the jungle. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Sunset thunderhead seen during one of our evening wildlife spotting river cruises. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Sunset thunderhead seen way in the distance during one of our evening wildlife spotting river cruises. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Sunrise fog during one of our morning wildlife spotting river cruises. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Large Male Proboscis Monkey sitting high up in a tree along the river watching his surroundings. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.

Large Male Proboscis Monkey sitting high up in a tree along the river watching his surroundings. Kinabatangan River, Malaysia.
Kinabatangan River

View of Mt Kinabalu at sunset from our pre-climb accommodation at 4,000 ft elevation. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

LabanRata Hostel (below center) as seen from our pre-climb accommodation at 4,000 ft elevation. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Start of Day 1 - Rick and Alisa at park headquarters getting ready to start our journey to the summit. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa at Carson Falls (near the start of our journey to the summit). Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

One of the porters carrying supplies to the hostels. He's carrying upwards of 65 kg (143 lbs) all uphill gaining 4606 feet elevation. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa arriving at LabanRata Hostel (after 4 hours and 4606 ft elevation gain). Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa on the deck at LabanRata Hostel at 10,728 ft elevation (our accommodation for the night). Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Day 2 - Looking down at the climbers still on there way up. See the headlamps along the left side. The city lights are in the distance. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Summit sign. This is the highest point in Malaysia at 13,435 ft elevation. And, where you snap a photo to prove you made it 🙂 Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa with St John's Peak in the background and their reflection in a pond. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

South Peak on our descent from the summit. Note the size of the people on the bottom left. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

On our descent from the summit, Rick with some friends from Germany at the mandatory checkpoint. Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

On our descent from the summit to LabanRata Hostel for breakfast (LabanRata is below center). Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.

On our descent from the summit to LabanRata Hostel for breakfast (LabanRata is below center). Mt Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Mt Kinabalu

Kapas Island Map. You can easily walk from one end to the other on beaches and walkways. Kapas Island, Malaysia.

Another version of an Island Map. We stayed on the far right at Kapas Turtle Valley. Kapas Island, Malaysia.

Looking back toward the Kapas Turtle Valley resort (6 bungalows in the trees). Kapas Island, Malaysia.

One of the walkways built to get from one beach to another. Gem Island is seen across the way. Kapas Island, Malaysia.

View of Gem Island from Kapas. Gem Island is a very small island with only one accommodation. Kapas Island, Malaysia.

A random beach swing on one of the beaches on our walk around the small island. Kapas Island, Malaysia.
Palau Kapas

Map of Perhentian Islands. Jungle trails marked by dotted lines. We stayed on the S side and the NW side on Besar. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

View from the Bayu Dive Resort restaurant on the S side of the island. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Close-up of water taxi costs and destinations for both islands. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Water taxis and their signs showing destinations and cost. Water taxis were the main form of transportation, and there were plenty of them around. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

PIR beach. This beach had soft white sand and warm turquoise blue water. Very nice place to swim. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

View of our A-Frame raised cabana at Coral View (right of center). Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Big bats sleeping in the trees above our cabana. They were very active at night. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

View from the Bayu Dive Resort restaurant on the S side of the island. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

View looking across to the village on the smaller of the two Perhentian Islands (Kecil). Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Palau Perhentian, Malaysia - Spectacled Langurs
This video is about Palau Perhentian, Malaysia - Spectacled Langurs

Baby Spectacled Langur (orange) hanging out in a tree with it's family. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Baby (orange) with Spectacled Langur family hanging out on the deck next to us. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Large monitor lizard sitting behind our cabana at Coral View Resort. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Large monitor lizard sitting behind our cabana at Coral View Resort. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Large monitor lizard sitting behind our cabana at Coral View Resort. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.

Large monitor lizard sitting behind our cabana at Coral View Resort. Perhentian Island (Besar), Malaysia.
Palau Perhentian

Juvenile Orang Utan eating a bunch of bananas from the supplemental feeding platform. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Juvenile Orang Utan playing around in the jungle near the supplemental feeding platform. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Mom and baby Orang Utan eating some of the supplemental food provided by the Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Mom and baby Orang Utan eating some of the supplemental food provided by the Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Mom and baby Orang Utan eating some of the supplemental food provided by the Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Mom and baby Orang Utan eating some of the supplemental food provided by the Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Orang Utan family - Dad, Mom, and baby eating supplemental food provided by the Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Orang Utan family - Dad, Mom, and baby eating supplemental food provided by the Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Pig Tailed Macaque walking like a human across the feeding platform at the Orang Utan Rehab Center. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Flying squirrel climbing up the tree (center) on our Night Jungle Walk at the RDC. They only fly during the twilight hour. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Flying squirrel climbing up the tree (center) on our Night Jungle Walk at the RDC. They only fly during the twilight hour. Sepilok, Malaysia.

One of the Lookout Towers and it's connecting portions of the Canopy Walk at the RDC. Sepilok, Malaysia.

View of a portion of the Canopy Walk. Note the density of the rainforest all around. Sepilok, Malaysia.

View from the Hornbill Tower (roughly 8 stories high) looking out at the dense rainforest below. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa in one of the very tall (roughly 8 stories high) RDC lookout towers. Sepilok, Malaysia.

View from the Hornbill Tower (roughly 8 stories high). Note the height of many of the trees. Sepilok, Malaysia.

This is the Sepilok Giant Tree. Note how small Rick is in comparison. This tree was enormous. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Rick and Alisa in front of the Sepilok Giant Tree. This tree was along one of the hiking trails at the RDC. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Bornean Sun Bear relaxing in a tree. Note the design on his chest, each Sun Bear has their own unique marking. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Bornean Sun Bear relaxing in a tree. Note the design on his chest, each Sun Bear has their own unique marking. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Mom and baby Proboscis Monkeys getting ready to take a drink of water from a hollowed out log. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Large male Proboscis Monkey having a bite of one of the supplemental pancake-like snacks provided by the Sanctuary. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Group of Proboscis Monkeys eating the supplemental pancake-like snack provided by the Sanctuary. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Large Male Proboscis Monkey eating the supplemental pancake-like snack provided by the Sanctuary. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Male Group of Proboscis Monkeys eating the supplemental pancake-like snack provided by the Sanctuary. Sepilok, Malaysia.

Group of Proboscis Monkeys eating the supplemental pancake-like snack provided by the Sanctuary. Sepilok, Malaysia.






































































































































































































































































































