Bukit Tabur

Getting tired of FRIM, I decided to try out a new venue : Bukit Tabur. It is located at Taman Melawati. Arrived at 8am and started our hike at 8.10am. We started out on a trek with moist soil. You can tell from the trek that it is still very pristine, not many have trampled on this trek. It got slightly tougher as the trek got steeper. "Where is the rocky terrain?" I wondered.

Huffed and puffed as we dragged ourselves along the trail, stretching our legs, exerting our calves. This is so much better than FRIM, I thought out loud. Soon, we started bumping into more crowd that consisted of both male and female. There were even some who were trekking alone with just a waist pouch. There were 2 girls too trying it out by themselves with just ipod and pouches. This is a very interesting crowd. Slowly, i started spotting rocks here and there as the landscape evolved.

From time to time, you can take a breather while admiring the scenery. On one side you get to see KL town at bird's eye view, on the other side, you oversee the very peaceful and still dam. When the sun rays hit on the surface of the dam, it creates a glistening and shimmery coating on the water surface, very beautiful indeed. Too bad it was a tad scorching on the rocky terrain hence I didn't spend too much time taking in the breathtaking, awesome scenery. I was desperately looking for a shady spot to rest.

We came across many avid photographers too, with tripod placed at dangerous-looking corners and cliffs while trying to capture the elusive sunrise. There were both youngsters and those in their mid-life, even crossed path with an aunty who is around 50 years old, i assume.

The rocky terrain became more and more challenging. I took the safer option by using all fours to both ascend and descend. Some rocks towered above me vertically and I had to climb, this is really rock climbing! There is one particular sport that I love, it's breezy, windy and shady. It overlooks Taman Melawati and of course you get to see the miniature KLCC. You'll feel so at peace when you inhale the fresh cool breeze and put aside all the hustle and bustle of your hectic city life. You will realize there is so much more to life, to living than just your work and goals.

The best part is where you need to abseil slightly to get down a 90-degree rock. There was a lot of hubbub going on as everyone was discussing how to get down. It was interesting to see that everyone had his way to descend and they handled the situation with very different mannerism. After trekking, climbing, trudging along, we reached the peak of the hill!!! Yes, the peak that is covered with shrubs and small trees. Imagine being at the top of the hill, it's almost like at the top of the world as everything else is below your feet. That moment was short-lived though as we started to descend. You get two options to get out : either continue going on where you'll go through muddy treks and orchards and flat land or you can turn back and go through all the rocky terrain to relive the excitement and adrenaline rush. We opted to go through the orchard to check out how the treks are like.

Well, that's almost the end of the adventure as the remaining trek was pretty simple, almost ran all the way down. Bukit Tabur, you will be expecting me again after 2 weeks.