mount Binacayan is one of the rocky mountains in the Philippines with 423 meters above sea level.
What will you do to escape from your anxiety from your work, from the traffic in Manila, from your agony? maybe you can say you will just eat an ice cream, a pack of chocolate or going to mall? have you ever tried to escape by dating with nature?
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Last October 11, 2015, I hosted my first event with my fellow pals where we made a decision to go to mount Binacayan at Rodriguez Rizal.
Mount Binacayan, Rizal
We choose this mountain as training grounds considering that we are all new to mountain hiking and to experience the sea of clouds and sunrise.
Our day started at Jollibee farmers around two in the morning. While waiting with my fellow hikers, we had taken the breakfast and get some foods for our trekking. After that, we ride to a utility van going to Eastwood but the motorist used us a direct ride to Brgy. Wawa and add ten pesos. around 4:00 in the morning we arrived at the department of environmental and natural resources (DENR) then I registered my group and pay two pesos for environmental fee and they also give us our guide going to mount Binacayan and then we drop bye to the Brgy. Hall and give some donation.
Around 4:30AM we start trekking going to the mount Binacayan as we walk we see the two mountains named mount Pamintinan and Mount Haponang Banoi. After an hour of trekking, we had observed how blessed is this place thru natures. You will also see the people living in that place saying good morning with their warm smile.
Around 6:00 am we experience the sea of clouds and the sunrise. I had notice to my group how sweet their smile when they reach the top. and they said how God is great. I felt the happiness and warm smile in my heart and I feel that Gods love us. As he releases our worries and anxiety in our works.
After that, we had took some photos in the summit with my fellow hikers they were really pleased that they see that place around 10:00AM we start to descend and we take the other way. then we had side trip at the cave, at the Karugo Falls and Wawa Dam.
Photo by jopetsy CC BY 2.0Nature is genuinely priceless. how can you escape the anxiety aside from eating chocolates, ice cream or going to a mall. Why not give yourself a little break working in the office. pack up your things and go to some stunning places. will you say that travelling is expensive? What if I’ll say to you that when I was a kid it’s also my big problem? My mother always saying when I invite her to go to stunning places she always says maybe some other time. I know how poor we are but thanks God my daddy love’s to go to the fiesta and I always had a chance to go to some places like churches.
What if I say we had only spent PHP250.00 during our trek. travelling is just a matter of choice. If you want to travel you must make your priority. If you are investing some money with non-sense staff why don’t you try to explore the nature?
Mother nature has a lot to offer with you. She heals the broken heart, she eases your worries and as well as your anxiety in the work.
One day you will say how blessed you are as you explore the world. Seeing stunning place and meeting new pals and maybe you can meet your lifetime partner.
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”- Jack Kerouac.
Anything is possible as you pursue you dream to travel. little by little you will meet the whole world. try the mount Binacayan as your training grounds to climb a mountain, it is really recommended for the first timer and you won’t believe how remarkable is that place. try also to explore on the Karugo falls and take some swimming and kick back with the remarkable view of the waterfalls.
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As you start to go leave the placed, you will pass by at the Wawa dam. feel the place as they whisper in you and just close your eyes. It’s really remarkable on that place. After five hours trekking, you will be back to DENR and make some tidy up. Anyway, the people in that place are very kind and approachable if you had a question on them. They will answer you with their sweetest smile.
Escaping in a anxiety is not easy, but if you opened your mind with alternative ways it will blow your mind to try some more. take pleasure in and explore the world!
Here is our travel plan and breakdown of our trekkingnull