Tag: Zambales
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March pic(k) of the month
A beautiful monster and devastation.The poster of how something so beautiful can be so destructive. Last March 26, burning mountains loomed over the back of the northern campsite of Nagsasa Cove. Retiring early after a scorching traverse of Mt. Bira-Bira (a.k.a. Mt. Nagsasa), we awoke at 10:00 PM to the agitation of fellow campers, the […]
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Tapulao’s rocky trail and pine trees
Rising to 2,037 MASL, Mt. Tapulao’s cardiac trail, albeit wide, straightforward and clear, is covered with rocks over a 16-km steep path. The cool temperature, especially at night, affirms its being dubbed as the poor man’s Pulag. Boring at first with the seemingly endless long and winding road to the campsite, Tapulao’s bareness transforms with […]
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Anawangin and the almost-wilderness
Scenery at the back of the cove Again, Lady Luck was on our side. In our first pathetic attempt at a spur-of-the-moment getaway, my officemates and I brought our beach denizen arses to Pundaquit in Zambales last April 9 and 10. Our chosen spot for the long weekend used to be the mountaineering community’s hideaway. Until about five years […]
Always Wandering 