Foot and Fire

Karsts and Pine trees define the short trek in Bucari, Leon, Iloilo. Cool breeze, verdant mountains, breathtaking views are only a few finer things nature can give us in that part of Panay Island.⛰🌏 The karsts above and rocks below pepper the mountain of Mt. Mansiga. 🌲⛰ Reaching the heart-stopping heights of Mt. Mansiga is all worth it. The bird's eye view of the mountains and routes, the clean air deeply processed by the lungs, the cool greeneries of the forest trees, the happy sturdy trunks of pine trees are all worth the effort of going up. Going down is easy so I can guarantee that you can go home. 🤣 View this post on Instagram Nan, selfie pa more. #bucari #bucarileon #leoniloilo #pinetrees #karst #limestone #naturetrip #naturetrekking #trekking A post shared by Gerlie Uy (@sassy_gerlie) on Feb 5, 2020 at 4:27am PST Pine trees are forev...

  I have a tip to myself: I'll go camping next time. It would be a wonderful treat to one's stressed out brain to sleep under the tall pine trees of Bucari, located in the mountainous terrain of Leon, Iloilo. Pine trees abound in the camping site and you would wonder how old they were and whether they were planted intentionally to make a pine tree playground. Well, when I go back, I know what to do. I'll go camping or if I'm in a company of scared bunch, there are cabins for rent in the camping ground. For food, we can buy fresh vegetables displayed nearby from lettuce, cucumber, sweetpeas, cabbage, rootcrops and cook them in the camping ground, or simply buy from the turo turo available around.   From the camping grounds where taking in fresh air was a wonderful exercise, our bunch decided to go up the Mansiga viewdeck which has 772 steps and made into a way of the cross. We made our inhale exhale every three stations. It was tiresome but a rewarding ve...