Vistas from Fraser's Hills

We drove up to Fraser's Hills today naively thinking that on a Monday, it would be more quiet than the weekends but were we wrong. The holiday crowds were still there eventhough visibly less than the last time but the noise was unbearable so we left early after an uninspired lunch at the food court adjoining the playground. The sun was crisp and hot but interspersed with dark clouds giving unusual burst of lights over the hilly landscape.

 Series of photos of rain clouds building over Jeriau...

Orange-red figs on the trunk of a large tree on the slopes...

Old roses against the walls of the Jelai Bungalow.

 View of the Klau Valley from the descending route. The edge of the Benom Range (Bentong side) is visible just under the clouds as it descends into the plains now cultivated largely with oil palm...

 Western facade of Bukit Telaga. The flowering trees are mostly dipterocarps and is visible that they only reach the line just under the ridge. This en-masse flowering is not common and I think was brought about by the fluctuation of temperature and moisture.

 A close-up...

A lone Banded Silverline...