From here it is an 18km road journey to the tiny settlement of Batang Duri where the road ends, and then onto a traditional longboat for the final 30-minute ride along the fast-flowing Temburong River to the Ulu Ulu Temburong Resort, the closest hotel to the canopy trail.

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His remarkable journey began in a tiny farming community, 60 miles south of the U.S. border.

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The 40-minute journey passes by rocky mountains blanketed with snowy tips and tiny green islands peeking out of the fjords.

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