This trek inspired our passion for climbing, hiking or trekking mountains.
It was a curious question from our son.
"What could be on those 2 radars we see from Baguio City?"
Back track Christmas Day 2012.
We woke up at 4am December 25, 2012, after a very light noche buena (midnight meal). The cab we contracted the night before fetched us on that chilling morning. It was a one-way trip to the Green Valley in Baguio. The cab driver advised us to start early so that we can catch the sunrise.
After 45 minutes of travel from the city proper, we alighted and started with the trek. It wasn't really a difficult walk if I am to judge by my current hiking difficulty standards. But for a first timer, I was really exhausted and freezing from the cold windy breeze.
At time, 5am the place was still dark due perhaps to the noche buena the previous night. There were some Korean tourists who arrived in the place earlier than us.I was wrapped like an infant and they were dressed like they were going to a leisurely walk at the park.
The radars were in a fenced area. Nobody was allowed to go inside the perimeter. We walked to the side of the fenced area...quite steep and we were hesitant at first because we only brought one flashlight with us. The wind eerily howled but we still went on with the walk. Not too far from us, we can hear the Koreans giggling and guess what... they followed us.
Here are some photos taken during our first hike. Pardon the colors. They didn't turn out as colorful as we expected as we only used an Ipad and have forgotten to wipe the cam lens before the shoot.
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| Baguio City at 5am from Mt. Sto Tomas |
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| The Poser ("HP" He Poses) |
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| around 530 am |
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| 6am |
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| 6am |
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| Mt. Sto. Tomas |
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| sea of clouds |
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| sea of clouds... breaking dawn |
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| "SW" (She writes) |
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| the twin radar at around 7am. See that fenced area |
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| we just realized on our return that the steep portion was also fenced |
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| the community |
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| on our way down to the city proper |
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| the radar from afar |
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| amazing view from the top |
UPDATE:
This mountain is the shooting venue of the the popular TV series "Forevermore".
What you will see here is Mt. Sto. Tomas prior to the teleserye.
