A day enjoying the beauty of Mt Patag...
April 6, 1997
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
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
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