Love at 10,000 Feet

Love, indeed, conquers all, even the third highest mountain in the Philippines and the highest in mainland Luzon – Mt. Pulag. It was February of 2009. I, along with some friends trekked to this mountain’s peak, where we witnessed not only the infamous sea of clouds that made the mountain a popular and favorite climb for most Philippine based mountaineers. Photo by: Wendol February 22, we braved the cold and dark dawn to trek from Camp 2 to the summit. It was almost... Read More

Mt. Pulag National Park

Mt. Pulag National Park is the third highest mountain in the Philippines and the highest in Luzon. Standing 2,922 meters above sea level, the National Park is a favorite trekking destination and considered to have the most beautiful cloudscape and summit’s landscape of all the Philippine mountains, thus tagging it as “Playground of the Gods”. The rolling plains of Mt. Pulag Also called as Mt. Pulog, the Park sits in the Cordillera Mountain Range and bounded... Read More

Good Morning Sunrise at Mt. Pulag

The most beautiful sunrise I have ever witnessed! February 22, 2009, at 0300H, my group left Camp 2 of Mt. Pulag for a two-hours trek to its summit. We all braved the dark trail and freezing cold. At 0500H, before sunrise, we were the first to reach the summit. Waiting for sunrise over the sea of clouds. We waited some time as the sun started painting the sky with its magnificent colors. When the sun rise from the east, the sky changed from dark to blue, the stars still glitter... Read More