Chasing Rainbows
“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” - Lyman Frank Baum Photographed by Blauearth © Blauearth™ All Rights Reserved 2009-2012
View ArticleSavoring the last days of summer…
One of the best things about Ilocos – a clean and serene river is not hard to find. Spent another fine day at the Mamaruk River up in Burgos. My friends’ children basked in the sun. They celebrated...
View ArticleBulusan Volcano National Park
Judging by the beautiful photos Philip Barilet (the persevering President of AGAP Bulusan and the Philippine EcoGuides Association) shares from time to time, I regret passing up the opportunity in...
View ArticleUp to the Sapat and Sulbec mountains
Fresh from a thirst-quenching afternoon up in Pasuquin… still in a state of exhilaration while typing. As the boys locomoted straight down the Sapat-Sulbec mountainside, looking like jackhammers on an...
View ArticlePaint me a rainbow in Adams
The sun endearingly lit up our Sunday roadtrip to the bucolic little town named Adams nestled in the northern end of the Cordillera Mountain Range. Yes, with a sigh of relief, there’s still such a...
View ArticleSecond Nature
We make it a point to make our Sunday afternoons peaceful, yet stimulating and spawning, habitually unpremeditated and casual. On this nature tripping drive to barangay Sapat in Pasuquin, we were...
View ArticleCoron Island (A certain shade of Green)
This is so unreal! The original ballog and sursurvisor is stuck in Ilocos as usual. I can’t pretend to ignore such gorgeous outdoor photos shot in scenic Coron Island in the Calamian Islands in...
View ArticlePalaui Island Accidental Tourists
Thursday, before dawn, Reny and I joined a bunch of friends on a roadtrip to Sta. Ana in northern Cagayan Valley. In the van, I was awakened by brightness, the golden rays hitting on the frondescence,...
View ArticleA tree is known by its fruit
Man tends to abuse nature. We cut down trees and then we weep for no harvest. We treat the river like a big garbage dump and then we mourn its death. We shoot the birds and then we ask the skies where...
View ArticleNew place to visit in Norte: The Nueva Era Eco-Cultural Park
In my hometown of Ilocos Norte, it is still normal to find a little spot without effort and let yourself soak in the healing powers of nature. But sometimes, you need to fly a distance. The...
View ArticleMy Journey in Northwestern University Botanical Gardens
By Erin Salvador Its amazing how an indoor lover like me who loves to stay at home locked up in her room watching TV, using the computer and wasting his or her summer indoors can turn into an...
View ArticlePostcards from Lanao del Norte
Coming from extreme Northern Luzon, the enigma that is Mindanao captivates. A couple of times, I missed the chance to join my Philippine ecoguide buddies to go white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro...
View ArticleOffroad Trailing in Piddig
Our old Land Cruiser took us to dream destinations. I look forward to the time my husband brings back the enthusiasm he had for driving and putting together all the junk he has accumulated over the...
View ArticleVia ferrata in Narvacan: Explore your audacious side
Freedom, they say, is both a curse and a blessing. To the anxiety of my housemates, my instinctive ability to take to the road will never be tamed (like photographer Marianne Pasion says about me...
View ArticlePatrimony
Did a mini heritage and nature tour of the east today. Ilocos is not Ilocos without the uncorrupted places linking to the olden past. Hoping what our forefathers have rooted remain for centuries to...
View ArticleSunday Greens
Did quick photos while working on a project. Shot in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, and Currimao, Ilocos Norte. A blessed Lenten season to each and everyone. I hope you find inspiration in nature and God’s...
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