A Visit to the Great Kinabalu

We've just had a marvelous 3 days in Kota Kinabalu. Four senior couples met to see the great mountain. It was well worth the look! It is the same height as the Tetons.....13,500 Feet. With Jungle foliage for miles surrounding it as we drove almost 2 hours to get near the base. It was a stunning drive. Many terraced hillsides with vegetables and fruit and rice growing on them...and at the top a beautiful botanical garden. (Interesting....the whole area is a botanical garden!) Hope you enjoy the pictures! The South China Sea below....

Sun sets on the South China Sea in Sabah.

Above towers Kinabalu in all its majesty. 13,500 feet.

Two foreign visitors... We still have people ask us if they can take our pictures! Just as we would if a native Iban came into Driggs!

Natural botanical wonders

A Local Market. (on the roadside). Bags are various kinds of rice. I love the rice. It is fragrant and delicious.

The mighty Mountain demands attention. Notice the luxurious foothills!

The jungle growth in the rainforest is so beautiful. We saw the Proboscis Monkeys ( with the huge nose) And the fireflys at night in the jungle (They looked like tiny lights illuminating the jungle growth as we would light a Christmas tree with twinkle lights!)

This is a jungle vine reaching for the sun. It twists and twirls and curls its way to the top. Every jungle plant is a living testimony of the hand of God in its creation. They are incredibly complex in their adaptation to their environment!

The Jungle Trapeze walk! It was on the tops of the trees! The natives use similar ones; only not nearly so well made and safe. They too have adapted and accepted their way life and how to live it. They know and understand the jungle!

These leaves are used for cooking in, eating on, mats, baskets, and all manner of local creativity! The natives have learned so well how to utilize their environment. It is marvelous to see their ingenuity.