4,287 Steps!

Through the powers of persuasion of wchinner, we decided to spend the morning walking up the steps to Gunung Raya.

Anyway, it was a good thing I was feeling rather energetic.  When we got to the Book Village this morning, where the steps are to start our walk, it started drizzling and the rain eventually did come down quite hard.  Both of us donned our rain jackets and walked on as planned.

We had the canopy to shield us from much of the rain so it was nice and cool.

There was not much activity around due to the rain.  And we seemed to be the only ones crazy enough to get out there in this inclement weather... just for the fun of it!

But, like I said, it was nice and cool and it is always great to be one with nature.  Besides that, we were breathing in lots of fresh air while walking up.

A total of 4,287 steps...




Just as we reached the top, the rain stopped and the sun came out.  Great timing!  We got to enjoy the misty view and see the rising cloud cover over the forests and enjoy the coolness at that altitude.

I am happy to know that I can still make it up those steps without too much difficulty though it was nowhere near my personal best of 45 minutes from some years ago.

On our way back down, we saw a pair of Asian Fairy Bluebirds, heard the Great Hornbills and the song of the Striped Tit Babbler.  There were leeches as expected, though none managed to get a drink.  Also, the mosquitoes had come out to feed so we had to keep moving. 

But after the rain, the air is as fresh as it can be in the forest!

It was definitely a great way to spend the morning and I am certainly glad to be out there instead of staying indoors...

Ahhhhhh.....  I do love being immersed in nature!



P/S:  The above photos were taken last year.