Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS)
November 20, 2009 by thetrainer
Filed under Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Races & Competitions, Travel, general
For the past few weeks, very wet weather sat over our Peninsular, bringing rains, vicious thunders and high winds. Many states were flooded and my heart goes out to the families with property and plantation damage. On Sunday morning, I decided to wander around Gua Tempurung (after race ‘de-registration’ … will talk about it later) and captured some images of this rather bleak and dreary time. As my eyes began to wander, I was amazed at how much beauty there was just waiting to be seen. As you know by now, I love taking photos of the morning mist and we have plenty of those nowadays. Thanks to the rain that cools and moistens the air near the surface until these fog forms.
this is the trunk road to Gua Tempurung
very dramatic!
the road looks as if it is leading into the mountain
such a serene landscape ....
all I need is a sketch book ....
who says you need to go to Guilin to experience these magnificent landscape
fog slowly disappearing off the peaks
I even called up wifey who was still sound asleep at the inn near the Lost World of Tambun to witness the great morning ‘show’ over the limestone cliffs of Tambun near our inn, only to find out that she wasn’t too well. Since I was already on the way to EarthCamp in Gua Tempurung for the Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS) mountainbike race, I decided to proceed to the race village to meet few friends whom I had promised to meet that morning. Once I reached there, I went straight to the registration counter to de-register my participation in the race. I wanted to be with my family that morning. I need to look after my munchkin and her very active cousins at the waterpark since wifey was unwell to take care of them. Here are some pics taken at the event scene.
mtb maps were only released that morning itself
Cheramiche donning his tee that he got from the The River Clean-up Project organised by Corporate Athletes (in collaboration with The body Shop) two months back.
I carried my mtb using a carrier straped to the rear of car
My regular MTB racing buddies L-R : AAA1, Cheramiche, AAA2. Both AAAs are siblings.
Fong and her cycling buddy. They looked so fresh that morning.
Zul came equipped with a GPS strapped at the handlebar that morning. Zul is currently designing a mtb route ard Gua Tempurung for the upcoming ESPN adventure race.
Cheramiche came equipped with his 12" 'GPS' monitor as well - very creative indeed! 
off they went!
trying out my luck at the Corezone Mobile Centre. You were supposed to throw both peanut shells into a bottle to entitle yourself for a Lucky Draw contest. I tried once and both went in
with friends from Corezone L-R : (can't remember the name), Dee Lu, Sharon & me
with the corezone family. Do check out their website at www.mycorezone.com COREZONE specializes in gear and equipment for rock climbing, kayaking & paddle sports, adventure racing, trekking, hiking, mountaineering and outdoor travel. They are located in SS2 Petaling Jaya.