Daily Photo – The View South from Laban Rata

Daily Photo – The View South from Laban Rata
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With the sun continuing to descend in the west, I headed back to Laban Rata. Today's photo was a view south, over the top of the Park HQ and into Borneo.

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Daily Photo – The Peaks above Laban Rata

Daily Photo – The Peaks above Laban Rata
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On the trail above Laban Rata I took this image as the sun dipped lower in the sky. You might be able to make out part of the trail, climbing

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Daily Photo – Laban Rata Resthouse

Daily Photo – Laban Rata Resthouse
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The Laban Rata Resthouse was my destination for day one. As you can see from the shadows in the photo below, I got there early in the afternoon.

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Daily Photo – Around Laban Rata

Daily Photo – Around Laban Rata
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It was quite a relief to emerge from the trees and arrive at Laban Rata. The angle of the path reduced and the stairway gave way to a gravel path.

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Daily Photo – Granodiorite Peaks

Daily Photo – Granodiorite Peaks
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Mount Kinabalu is formed from granodiorite. This is an intrusive igneous rock, very similar to granite but with a different proportion of plagioclase and feldspar.

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Daily Photo – From the Laban Rata Trail

Daily Photo – From the Laban Rata Trail
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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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