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A day enjoying the beauty of Mt Patag...

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A day enjoying the beauty of Mt Patag...

Giant bamboos of Mt Patag
I've always wanted to visit Mt Patag. It is a popular place with Mountaineers. Located just outside Silay City, it is about 45 km or 28 miles from Bacolod City. I just moved to the Philippines and was staying with an aunt. She and her sisters decided it was too dangerous for me to visit Patag. There was a recent report of a Frenchman being abducted by the NPA, New Peoples Army. There are NPA territories, they do not wander the whole mountain range but still paranoia had set in for them

One day, my biological brother offered to take me to Mt Patag. He has been there many times with his Mountaineering group. I was excited to finally visit the "NPA infested" mountain I've been hearing so much about. He picked me up early in the morning. We were accompanied by my biological mother, my two biological sisters, and my older biological brother. So yeah, lots of biological bonding

We first went to an abandoned hospital. It is now used as a base camp. There were a few people and tents inside. From there, we started our trek through the forest. Huge ferns and giant bamboos everywhere.  We went to Alligator Lake and waded at the foot of the waterfall

It was such a beautiful place, a haven from the noisy, polluted city. It is one of many mountains in the island of Negros

The pics are few and old but hopefully it portrays some of the beauty that the Philippines offers

Moonvera says:
Yes it is Joshua :-)
That scenery can be found throughout the Philippines.
Posted on: Oct 17, 2007
smuffygt says:
It looks amazing!
Posted on: Oct 17, 2007
Moonvera says:
No NPAs this time Sybil :-)
Thanks for reading!
Posted on: Oct 13, 2007
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Giant bamboos of Mt Patag
Giant bamboos of Mt Patag
Alligator Lake at Mt Patag
Alligator Lake at Mt Patag
Big Foots cave at Mt Patag
Big Foot's cave at Mt Patag
Water fall at Mt Patag
Water fall at Mt Patag
Zip line at Mt Patag
Zip line at Mt Patag
Rice terraces at Mt Patag
Rice terraces at Mt Patag
Sights of Mt Patag
Sights of Mt Patag
Sights of Mt Patag
Sights of Mt Patag
Abandoned hospital at Mt Patag
Abandoned hospital at Mt Patag
Abandoned hospital at Mt Patag
Abandoned hospital at Mt Patag
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