Buckets

It's a S.A.D. (Sunday Adventure Date) day again yesterday because one monkie still has exams. So the wifey and I did what all good parents will do - leave the house so that the kids can study in peace. 😂 So for our weekly nature hike, we decided on the Pipeline Trail. It is named as such as the trail traces the water pipelines that stretch from Bt Timah all the way to Woodlands, and to JB. The total route is about 12km and while the water pipes are mostly underground, there are 5 exposed sections along the trail where you can literally walk on them. So fun! We started our hike at Rifle Range Road and made our way north. We stopped at Zhenghua Park because by the time we got there, it was getting hot and we had to head home to revise with Ale 😅. But we'll definitely complete it! Along the way, we saw 2 sections of waterpipes so I suppose there are another 3 beyond Zhenghua. The trail is pretty linear with slight elevations but nothing too tough so I think it's something that's doable even for kids. It's definitely less crowded than the usual nature parks and the scenery was gorgeous! Our entry point was from Dunearn Road. Walk past Temasek Club and come to the T-junction of Rifle.Range Road & Jalan Kampung Chantek. Cross over the metal barrier onto the grass patch and you can see the trail markings (map at 9th photo). I have also included our walking map in the last photo. Hope it helps! ☺️ #hikewithcheekiemonkies

Surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes in Glacier National Park, I felt so lucky to be able to experience nature in this way. Like many national parks, this region was first inhabited by Native Americans, the Blackfoot Confederacy and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. In 1895, the Blackfeet people were pressured to cede their land, and the Going-to-the-Sun road (which we were on) was completed in 1932 to provide greater automobile access. ☀️ We were not charged admission this weekend, so I will be donating what I would’ve spent to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. The missing and murdered Indigenous women epidemic is absolutely unjust — Indigenous women and children are murdered and sexually assaulted at rates up to 10x the average in the US. While I have the chance to enjoy the great outdoors, it comes at a cost much too steep, and I will continue to do my part to educate myself & others about the oppression that have occurred, and continue to occur. ☀️ Petition, donate, and stand with Indigenous people. Their land continues to be taken away, for OUR use, OUR pipelines, and OUR infrastructure. Have conversations with your friends. do not use “pow wow” or “spirit animal”; they are sacred and not yours to use. Do not wear headdresses or other appropriative clothing; support Native American artists and buy beadwork from *them* when you do. Call out phrases like “space colonization”. Remember that America was built on stolen land. #nojusticenopeace