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Mt. Arayat’s Natural Allure
From a distance Mt. Arayat looks plain and even possibly barren. But as you come closer to it you will realize that it is a heavily forested mountain. And every forested mountain offers many natural wonders waiting to be discovered. … Continue reading
Mt. Arayat Day Hike
Situated in the middle of the vast plains of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija, Mt. Arayat stands there proud and inviting. Every time I pass by the North Luzon Expressway on my way to Bataan, or farther north either westward … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Destinations, MY VARIED INTERESTS, P.E.P. TALK, Photography, Places, THOSE THINGS I DO
Tagged AirTreks, Arayat Pampanga, Baguio, Bataan, day hike, Egypt, hiking, Ilocos, Isabela, Middle East, Mount Arayat, mountain climbing, mountaineering, mountains, Mt. Arayat, Mt. Sinai, NLEX, North Luzon Expressway, pampanga, Scout Mountaineers
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Yours truly, Mr. Quickie
I DIDN’T dream of becoming a shoe doctor ‘when I grow up’ but I am quite proud of this recent handiwork of mine. † † Actually, it was more of a rescue job more than a repair job. † I … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Humor
Tagged bong saculles, hiking, Hiking Shoes, mountaineering, mountains, Mr. Quickie, Sembrano, Sherwin De Jesus
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My Windiest Summit
I WAS NEITHER kidding nor exaggerating when I said in an earlier blog post that the breeze at the summit of Mt. Sembrano was extremely strong. †Here’s a short video clip taken by one of our climbers using his cellphone … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Curiosities, Destinations, Places, Video
Tagged AB Normal, bong saculles, mountaineering, mountains, Mt. Sembrano, Summit
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The day Mt. Makiling taught me a lesson on Humility
AFTER SUCCESSFULLY climbing about half a dozen mountains, with the most recent one just the previous month, it was easy and perhaps even natural for me and a few members of the Delbros AB Normal Club to think that we … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Destinations, Musings, Photography, Places
Tagged hiking, Los BaÒos, mountaineering, mountains, Mt. Makiling
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One more look at Mt. Malipunyo (Malarayat Mountain Range)
WHEN WE†climbed Mt. Malipunyo of the Malarayat Mountain Range in Batangas last month, we had the good†fortune of having a professional photographer and videographer join us in the person of Mr. Hector Igarta. †Sir Hector, as I have come to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Destinations, Photography
Tagged Ed Delgado, Malarayat, mountains, Mt. Malipunyo
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Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: NATURE’S BOUNTY
† PERHAPS the most amazing as well as most inspiring lesson man can learn from forests and mountains is how nature nurtures itself.
Posted in Musings, Photography
Tagged Macro Photography, Malarayat, Malipunyo, mountains, nature, Nature Photography, Photography
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Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: CO-EXISTENSE
† † † SYMBIOSIS is a truly beautiful concept I learned from my science text books many years ago. †It refers to the “physical interaction of two dissimilar organisms wherein both tend to benefit from it.” †Surely, humankind should learn … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Photography
Tagged Macro Photography, mountains, Nature Photography, Photography
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Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: TINY BEAUTIFUL
THIS IS MY†fourth†posting for my†ëHidden Beauties Up Thereí†series. † † In the vastness of mountains and forests it is easy to overlook tiny yet immensely beautiful creations that are just there along foot trails. †You really need to stop and … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Macro Photography, Malipunyo, mountains, nature, Nature Photography
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Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: INVASION
THIS IS MY†third posting for my†ëHidden Beauties Up Thereí†series. † I find both pain and beauty on these photos. †They remind us that the fate of nature rests on a delicate balance. †Natural invading forces such as pests, parasites, and … Continue reading
Hidden Beauties of Mt. Malipunyo: MYSTERIOUS
THIS IS MY second posting for my ‘Hidden Beauties Up There’ series. † † † † I was very much intrigued by these mysterious creations. †How would vines and tendrils know where they are supposed to go? †Why would a … Continue reading
Hidden Beauties Up There
“It is the journey, not the destination, that matters.”† † † † WHOEVER said that must have climbed many mountains.
Posted in Adventures, Photography
Tagged Macro Photography, Malarayat, Malipunyo, mountaineering, mountains, Photography
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