Tahan river mouth

Continued from On to the more difficult part.

Before leaving Kuala Tahan I decided to have a last look at the Tembeling river.

Actually I wanted to have a better look at the place where the Tahan river flows into the Tembeling river. You see Kuala Tahan means the mouth of the Tahan river. That's how this place got its name.

A look across. That's where we landed to get into Taman Negara, the national park as shown in Enter Taman Negara.

To the left is the mouth of the Tahan river. 

For the record the river originated from Gunung (mount of) Tahan, the tallest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia.

A look downriver. And so water from the Tahan river flows into the Tembeling then into Jelai to form the Pahang river.

On to the more difficult part

Continued from Up on the canopy walk.

Me and Rasyid soldiered on to what in my count is the 8th stop.

 

After that is a very challenging climb.

Imagine climbing up this type of staircase going further up when thes base is already 30 metres above ground.

Rasyid was at first scared. But he just needed some comforting before continuing up.

What do you expect? Even an adult like me could feel the stomach slightly churning. Rasyid did well to go all the way up and on his own without assistance...

A look down. The ground is actually not level. There are parts where the walkway gets closer to the ground because we were climbing a hillside.

I was told that the walkways after the half-way point stood up to 45 metres above ground.

Time for a short rest. Not so much because of tiredness but rather to savour the experience better. 

A short rest again at another stop. I was really proud to see Rasyid still going on strong.

At last end of the walkway.

That's my boy.

For the record he had climbed all the way up Borobudur without assistance at the age of 2 years 7 months. Look at the old article Climbing Borobudur to the top.

Up on the canopy walk

Continuing from Enter Taman Negara.

The said target is a major attraction of the park.

It is the canopy walkway where one can walk from the top of giant tree to another and another. I understand we would be walking 30 metres above ground level.

Each walkway is limited to 4 adults at any one time. Well, at the time there were only me, the wife and our 2 small boys.

Johan who is about 2 years 4 months old was a bit scared. It was not the height that got him but rather the walkway's tendency to shake and sway left and right as people walked.

Rasyid who is 4 years 8 months old looked much more comfortable and confident.

He was neither fazed by the height nor the shaking and swaying.

A look from the first stop.

I must admit feeling a bit shaky when looking down.

The Tembeling river in view.

Johan filling up before continuing the walk.

To minimise the shaking and swaying as not to scare Johan, we have to put some distance between us.

As Johan continued with the mum, Rasyid sticked to walking slightly in front of me.

View from the second stop.

On to the next one...

This should be the 4th stop.

The 5th I think.

If my count and recollection is correct this is the 6th stop. The next walkway leads to what is considered the half-way point. From there one could take an early exit down.

The wife decided to take the early exit with Johan. Can't force a 2 plus-year old to continue taking a challenge which could make some adults wet their pants right?