Hiking in Bukit Tabur on National Day

While most of the country was probably spending the National Day public holiday sleeping in after a hard night of partying till 3am (or later!), I was up by 6:30am! Spent the morning hiking in Bukit Tabur (also known as the Klang Quartz Ridge Gates) in Ulu Klang.

We started the ascent around 8:00am. After the tough initial slope lasting 30 minutes, we finally reached the first plateau. The view of the lake, with the hills in the distance blanketed by the morning clouds on the horizon, was in itself worth the trip.

View of the lake from the halfway plateau

The second section involved a bit of rock-climbing... though, by actual rock-climbing standards, it was probably no more than a Grade 4 route (we could do it without ropes for protection!). The tricky portions were the occasional sharp descents where the ropes already secured in-place were much appreciated!

(L-R): Chee Keong, Christina, Charmaine, Quee Mei & me

The return trip brought us through three fruit orchards - jackfruit (nangka), durian and rambutan. The hikers before us had plucked a bunch of rambutans from one of the trees (naughty-naughty!), and they were nice enough to give us some.

All in all, a splendid morning, and my regular Mother Nature fix to recharge my soul!