Mount Pulag and the Sea of Clouds

Mount Pulag has been an anticipated goal since the beginning of this year. It never came upon me how much I would want to go to a place (or any place for that matter) just to see a spectacular show of mother nature, that is to witness the infamous "sea of clouds" at the peak of this mountain.

For those who are not aware, Mount Pulag is the third highest peak in the Philippines at 2,922 masl. It is located in Province of Benguet in the Philippines.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.
May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

View From The Top: Mount Talinis

Enter 2014, I seethed with a sense of adventure. I don't know where it came from but I hope more is coming. And I believe I started this year right, crashing out the first thing on my list: to climb a mountain.

I had never been an outdoor-kind of person. I like the outdoors and I enjoy travel but I never thought I would enjoy doing things like biking on rough trails, let alone climb a mountain. I promised myself I would do more firsts this year, learn a new hobby, go to a place I have never been to and meet new friends along the way. It's the best resolution I've had in years.

I took the opportunity to climb Negros Oriental's second highest peak, Mount Talinis at 1,903 m.a.s.l. I had little to no expectation as to everything I would be seeing or doing. I just knew I wanted to do it and that I knew I could.