Memo

One of my freinds told me some interesting activities in Baram by foreigners.

http://www.medicforce.org/emedic.html

http://www.picnicwiththepenan.com/

For honor's sake of Sarawak state government, they build many government clinics around the Baram and the cost is quite cheap. But the equipments are sometimes not enough, they have to use car or helicopter to bring the urgent patients.

Several years ago, I also met Rotary Club of Miri doing same kind of voluntary activity at Bario.

Baram River Cruises

I found some news about River Cruises started in Rajang, the largest river in Sarawak, in this year and other people are interested to start in Baram also.

http://www.pandaw.com/borneo-c-118.html

http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=50245

These news sounds good.

The Baram river has great tourism potential as the Rajang river.

For example, from Kuala Baram to Long Lama or Long Terawan.

There are many great longhouses such as,

Kuala Tutoh http://telangusan.blogspot.com/2007/08/kuala-tutoh-lower-baram.html

Long Ikang http://telangusan.blogspot.com/2007/08/long-ikan-lower-baram.html

Long Banyo http://telangusan.blogspot.com/2007/08/long-banyoh-lower-baram.html

Long Palai http://telangusan.blogspot.com/2007/08/long-panai-lower-tutoh.html

Long Terawan http://telangusan.blogspot.com/2007/08/long-terawan-lower-tutoh.html

From the end points, tourists can move to Mulu.

I believe this business can contribute local economy and support to keep the beauty of the Lower Baram.

Express Ferry

Dec/2002, Long Ikang (Long Lama -> Marudi)

After road connected between Miri to Marudi, the number of express boats decreased. The information written here is already very old. Please check by yourself when you use the express boat.


There are public ferries, "Express" in Lower Baram

http://telangusan.blogspot.com/2007/08/trafic-network-of-baram.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7jmjpmEno0&hl=ja

Kuala Baram -> Marudi (RM20)

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Marudi -> Kuala Baram (2h30m/RM20)

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There are taxis from Kuala Baram -> Miri

Marudi -> Long Lama (RM20)

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There are transport from Long Lama to Lapok, Miri and Long Bedian

Long Lama -> Marudi (2h30m/RM20)

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There are transports(car) from Marudi to Miri (RM40)

Marudi -> Long Terawan (2h/RM25)

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Long Terawan -> Marudi

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Marudi -> Lapok (4h)

8:30

There are transports from Lapok to Miri, Long Lama and many villages in Upper Baram

Lapok -> Marudi

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I am sorry if there are some mistakes. If you find, please mention at "comment". I will correct.

Something strange in Baram

Marbled cat (Felis marmorata) with two tail
Nov/2003

Flying mushroom
Dec/2002 Lg Jekitan

Kuching

Feb/2004

Nowadays, It is very hard to see such old style hats (saon).

Some rare crops in Baram

Feb/2003 Long Sepiling
Red rice

Feb/2003 Sungai Temiyang

Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

or C. lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen?

Rare to see.

Nov/2003 Long Ikang

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

Very rare to see.

Mud Volcano proposed National Park, Sungai Karap, Sugai Bakong

Sep/2003

I am interesting to visit there, but not yet to do.

I found his visit to there on web.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matahari/sets/208536/
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewShortStory.asp?AuthorID=14304&id=16278

One of my friends at Marudi said , this place is also accessible by foot from bank of the Baram River.

Several years ago, I found a map in Forest Department of Sarawak. This area is descrived as "Proposed Mud Volcano National Park". Even though I have never seen the name again on any documents.

Usun Apau National Park

Aug/2004

Dec/2003 Waterfalls from Usun Apau

I found some people used this picture on thier blog and noted "Julan waterfall".

But, this one is Temmengong waterfall, upper Teba'au, Silat river. Julan is more large waterfall.

I myself not yet visited Julan waterfall.

If you want know about Julan, see,

http://picasaweb.google.com/chualimbang/HighestWaterfallDropInSarawak#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/savedeplanet-usat/189290294/

I would like visit there in future.

A large table mountain.

Legend place for many peoples in Baram (Thier ancesters came down from here to Baram).

No roads to reach there.

There are many large waterfalls including the largest waterfall in Sarawak, Julan waterfall.

＜Short trip to Usun Apau (Apau Abong)＞

Dec/2007

With some freinds of Long Jekitan

Track up the boat (Sg Selio)

Apau Abong from Sg Selio

Lodges along Sg Selio owned by Penan Long Bee.

Sg Selio

Hundreds years ago, there is a huge village of Kenyah Lepo' Tau here.

However, because of serious plague, many people were died one by one. The remainders escape from this place. Nowadays, the descendants are living at Long Moh, Long Mekaba (Sarawak), Long Nawang and many other villages in East Kalimantan.

Apau Abong

Moss forest on Apau Abong.

Sg Selio has plenty of fishes.

You can get more information about Usun Apau from here,

http://waterfallsofmalaysia.com/141julan.php

http://waterfallsofmalaysia.com/selidang/

Members of Federal / State Parliment from Baram

Kawasan Parlimen
P.220 Baram
Ahli Parlimen: YB Dato Jacob Dungau Sagan

Kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri
N.66 Marudi
ADUN: YB Slyvester Entri Muran

N.67 Telang Usan
ADUN: YB Lihan Jok

N.62 Ba'Kelalan
ADUN: YB Nelson Balang Ringin

I do not know them so much.