mt kinabalu

[soonsuseong]

my wife and i went to sabah mid october last year. of course, mt kinabalu is one place we wont want to miss. so, we went mountain climbing, ascend by mersilau and descend by timpohon. i would say that for plant enthusiasts, mersilau route is definitely better. lots of scenic points.

as we stayed in mersilau for 2 nights, we managed to visit the famous place where lots of rajah and burbridgea grow. they are everywhere and it is really strange, as all of them grow at an open area with lalang everywhere whereas before the river crossing, there were no pitcher plants at all, zilch. the secret apparently lies in the ultramafic soil. so, any die hard grower collect ultramafic soil for their plants? after the climb, the last thing i would want to do is to lug soil back!!

so, all you nep lovers, you guys must pay a visit to the sacred holy ground of neps, your seceond hometown!!!


newly opened burbridgea


they certainly love to pose....


another pose from the top model of the year....


the whole plant and it is huge...


this fusca doesnt want to be left out....




rajahs are a bit elusive and shy, always hidden in bushes




another newly opened pitcher


let me see, ali, kentosaurs, edwardyeeks and some others lining up for a pose........just joking guys, no offence!!!


the whole plant


on clear occasions..


few seconds later....it is all gone!!




rocks everywhere


the view is to die for



finally the alpinist, villosa. this one is hidden and yellow



under the sun, it is blood red


plenty of orchids for orchid lovers too


some fungi

hope you all like these pictures.... thanks for viewing.

[Amelie.Poulain]

You are really killing me here! The plants are simply gorgeous!

Makes you want to spend eternity among them plants.

[kentosaurs]

Hi Soon

Wahhhhhhhh soooo nice......................We should plan a trip there Anyways HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS THERE O.O.......

Argh Ali and edward i told you someone will find out we're auditioning for this

Ken

[soonsuseong]

at least the tentaculata has hairs on the heads!! haha!!

well, one fine day when you all are up there, you might come across some decomposted skeletal remains, fertilising the plants. the obvious conclusion is some nep lover sacrificed his/her life to the plants!! better still, you guys may peer into some gigantic cups and see someone's finger or something floating in the fluid! wont be me though, my wife wont allow it!! sorry for digressing, just my imagination running wild. seems like only 3 of us (soon, ken and athene) are running havoc in this forum!! jobless, i guess!

[kentosaurs]

jobless,

You wish! lol well we'll never know but hope that doesn't happen.

Ken

[NepNut]

A trip to Mt. Kinabalu is a "must" for any nep enthusiast... nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Amelie.Poulain]

Originally Posted by soonsuseong

at least the tentaculata has hairs on the heads!! haha!!

well, one fine day when you all are up there, you might come across some decomposted skeletal remains, fertilising the plants. the obvious conclusion is some nep lover sacrificed his/her life to the plants!! better still, you guys may peer into some gigantic cups and see someone's finger or something floating in the fluid! wont be me though, my wife wont allow it!! sorry for digressing, just my imagination running wild. seems like only 3 of us (soon, ken and athene) are running havoc in this forum!! jobless, i guess!

Soon,

Ken should be in school, you are supposed to be 'delivering' what ever that you delivers and I'm expected to pretend to be cooking, but hey, we only live once, if you don't live passionately, don't live at all *wink*

Wonder if there's any antidote to what we have, 'Ceepeenitis'.

[David]

Simple jaw dropping! Now I have to add a trip to Mt. Kinabalu in my dream vacation list. Man, the N. burbidgeae and vilosa is just... wow! Thank you so much for sharing these pictures with us.

I also like the scenery shot you took in black and white. The composition, positioning of the trees and scenary is just perfect in the shot.