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A camera is a good reason to look more carefully at
where you are.

These are the results of looking carefully
across four continents over forty years.

View to the south from the Laban Rata trail on Mount Kinabalu.
February 26, 2013

Daily Photo – From the Laban Rata Trail

I took the photo below on my ascent to Laban Rata. Ascent, that is, as in climbing the stairs rather than something more skillful.

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Most of the ascent of Mound Kinabalu from the Timpohon Gate to the Laban Rata Guesthouse is a trek up a massive staircase. It might be the stairway to heaven but if you're not used to climbing like this for several hours (and who is really?) it can be quite a struggle.
February 25, 2013

Daily Photo – The Climb to Laban Rata

Laban Rata is pretty much at the altitude where the vegetation peters out and the base granite starts. The trek there is through the...

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Evening arrives as the sun sets on the summit of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Clouds gather around the mountain as the cooler night air moves in. Towards the middle of the image you can make out the three radio stations and above them, the Laban Rata Guesthouse. 1989.
February 24, 2013

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu

This is a view of Mount Kinabalu taken from the Park HQ in the evening. The sun has already set on the Park HQ...

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