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Hello everyone!

I already shared some of the photos I took using my phone in the first part of my Mt. Pulag adventure. However, those photos were mostly taken at the peak. I still have a lot of photos especially when we started to descend from the peak and when the sun had fully risen. As the colors changed and the world below fully revealed itself, I had nothing but awe at what I saw. I think @mariasalve has a video of me uttering "Wow!" in the weirdest way, but I almost cried while walking because everything's just too beautiful. We might not be able to witness the famed sea of clouds, but I was contented with everything I saw.

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I'll ask this question again: How much of your comfort are you willing to give up to see this view?

I already answered that I'm willing to give up almost everything to the point of the bare minimum of survival. I'm not claiming to be a photographer as I'm still not good at that department, but these photos are the best I've taken so far. It's not because I'm good at taking pictures, but because the place was just magical. I mean if you'll go back to the thumbnail photo, the contrast of the blue sky and the yellow grasses with the moon in the background is out of this world. They looked like the colors are being altered, but it's just that those grasses were illuminated by the morning sun.

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It started with shades of oranges and yellows, but the colors changed to shades of brown as the sun was rising. The blue sky became dominant and details of the mountain ranges became more apparent. I mean who in the world won't be amazed by this:

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Photo dump:

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_{Completely off-topic: I really thought my badge in Photography Lovers community was removed that's why I'm trying had to post more often. I thought it was removed because I have not been posting much in the community. Turned out my badges are now too many to be displayed in my profile. I'm really proud of that badge because it's one validation of what I'm doing here.}

I just can't get enough of the photos with the moon in the background. If I had a powerful camera and if my hands were not shaking from the cold, I would have taken a zoomed-in shot. I'm happy with the photos I took, though.

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More golden mountain photos 😁:

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As we continued with our descent, we were able to witness more of Mt. Pulag's beauty. Since we started our ascent at around 1:00 AM, it was still dark when reached the summit. All we saw were flashlights from other hikers and some illumination from the moon. I appreciated the trail more during the descent. Ambangeg Trail might be the easiest of all the trails of Mt. Pulag, but it's still not that easy to traverse.

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Already fed up? Well, you don't have a choice. Still have this last set, I guess.

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I think that's all for this post. I'll leave with these photos as proof that I've been there 😅:

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I swear I'll continue with my Palawan series in the next post.

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Kim Ybañez _{Welcome to Kim's small corner in Hive. He is a chemical engineer by profession, but a blogger by passion. He is a wanderlust and an adventure seeker. Join his quests as he visits remote destinations, climbs mountains, tries new and exotic dishes, and explores his country (The Philippines). He's also a trying-hard photographer so stay tuned as he shares his photos and his thought process while creating them.} _{If you like his content, don't forget to upvote and leave a comment to show some love. You can also reblog if you want to. Also, don't forget to follow him to be updated with his latest posts.}

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