It's Raining Cats & Dogs in Mt. Daguldol

My last climb for 2017 was unplanned. I thought that I wouldn't be able to hike anymore but my sister insisted that we do this hike before the year ends. Mt. Daguldol was not even on my list of mountains to visit but the itinerary looks promising so I joined.

Gumamela aka Hibiscus

I did not have much expectation so imagine my surprise...

Walking On A Cloud in Mt. Ulap

     My fifth and so far the best mountain I've climbed is Mount Ulap in Benguet. The weather is perfect. It was breezy and cool but not too cold that it bothers you or too hot that it sticks. There are three peaks for this mountain. Even if it is just considered one mountain, it is by far the longest time I've spent climbing and I have four already in my belt by this time.

      I didn't get to take lots of photos because I was busy climbing but when I have a chance or if I find something that catches my eye, I documented it.

      So here you go folks, my collection of Philippine flora that I've documented while walking on a cloud in Mt. Ulap.

Have you been to Mount Monalmon & Mount Gola?

I visited these mountains on the first weekend of September 2017 after two rainy weekends. Luckily, the weather is better but not necessarily cooler. There are advantages of climbing on a precipitous day, same goes for a sunny one.

I noticed that I had less accidents in this trip. I definitely did not wish also to detach my feet due to intense pain which was what almost dissuaded me from trying this activity again. However, as the cliche goes, "No pain, no gain."

I was more focused on surviving a.k.a ascending and descending properly. Hence, I had less time to take photos for this blog. Nonetheless, I've captured enough to make one blog. Here goes...