A challenging hike yesterday was made all the more difficult when we missed the intended trail, but it all worked out in the end. You might say we were blessed to find our way through a hellish landscape and received our reward of heavenly views from above. Or maybe that is so convoluted and strained that only I would say it. I’ll shut up and let the pictures talk, how’s that?
The way we went. Actually, the starting point was at the Ocean View resort in Kalaklan and I walked there adding another 3K to my hike.Although I had been up on this mountain before, the ascent we chose was new to me.Could this be the proverbial stairway to heaven?Sweet mother of Jesus, who is that? Oh, wait, sorry Mary. I guess I just answered my own question.Jesus Christo! What are you doing here?No one volunteers to be crucified though.
This was also a dead end. We went in search of our intended path, found a likely contender, and then we struggled and suffered for our arrogance. It was steep and rugged and the footing was poor. A bad combination. A couple of falls but no injuries. Praise the Lord!
Fighting to keep your feet is not conducive to photography, but there were several spots where a helping hand saved the day.Hallelujah! I made it to the top!The survivors.There are worse places than Olongapo, but that doesn’t stop me from looking down on it.As seen by the angels.Time to make our way down. And we didn’t lose the trail either…Heading for the blue waters of Subic Bay.And handing out cookies along the way.And keeping with our theme of righteousness, that would be Easter mountain rising up in the distance.If you say so, Gina…And that concludes this religious post.
I finished my day beachside at Mangos.
That’s close enough to heaven for me…
3 thoughts on “Almost heaven”
Looks to have been rough but worthwhile. Thanks as always for the lovely pics!
Interesting hike with some great views.
The houses/families that you find up in the mountains; I would assume it is kind of “squatters rights” on the land or do you think they have any real claim to ownership of the property?
And if it is not theirs, whose is it? Government owned?
More of a rhetorical question but just curious. LOl
Well, don’t know for sure but I’m assuming squatters because they don’t appear to have the means to purchase the property. A lot of times I see “no trespassing” signs posted which I imagine is intended to keep squatters off privately owned land. I don’t know the law here but I *think* once a squatter establishes residence you have to go to court to force them off your land. Seems I heard that somewhere.
I really can’t imagine a life of poverty AND isolation on a mountaintop but I have much admiration for the people doing their best with what they have.
Looks to have been rough but worthwhile. Thanks as always for the lovely pics!
Interesting hike with some great views.
The houses/families that you find up in the mountains; I would assume it is kind of “squatters rights” on the land or do you think they have any real claim to ownership of the property?
And if it is not theirs, whose is it? Government owned?
More of a rhetorical question but just curious. LOl
Well, don’t know for sure but I’m assuming squatters because they don’t appear to have the means to purchase the property. A lot of times I see “no trespassing” signs posted which I imagine is intended to keep squatters off privately owned land. I don’t know the law here but I *think* once a squatter establishes residence you have to go to court to force them off your land. Seems I heard that somewhere.
I really can’t imagine a life of poverty AND isolation on a mountaintop but I have much admiration for the people doing their best with what they have.