Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

There are several parks and nature reserves around Singapore to maintain some of the islands natural habitat.  Many people recommended we check it out so on Sunday we decided to go for a hike with our friend Garret who was in town for a business trip.  The Nature Reserve did not disappoint!  We saw wild monkeys, huge ants, awesome reservoirs, and even got to experience the rain forest rain.  The hike was much more challenging than we expected with lots of stairs and steep inclines.  It was a great workout for a Sunday afternoon and we can't wait to go explore the other Nature Reserves!

Two monkeys sharing an orange slice

This monkey was on the path before we tried to get closer
for a better picture

A look into the forest.  Love the curved tree

Giant Forest Ant.  I was glad to find out they aren't dangerous.

One of the many staired paths we went on

We made it to the Summit! What you can't see on the rock is that
it is an elevation of 163.63 meters (we started at 20 meters so
it was a nice hill for a small island), Latitude of N 1deg 21' 15.85"
and Longitude of E 103deg 46' 34.95"

Looking out at one of the reservoirs

Garret and I taking a much needed break to look out over
some of the city while enjoying a surprisingly cool breeze.

And it begins to rain in the rain forest 

An amazing twisted vine