Night Starter
Winter 15/16 has just begun and no better way to get the pre-season anxiety out than a quick night run.
MONTANA / Day 4
Today we went to go up to Logan's Pass, riding a tour bus up the Road to the Sun. This is the only time during our trip where we really got to go deep into the park and see some actual glaciers. Unfortunately, due to global weather changes, the handful of glaciers that are left are far away on out-of-reach peaks and will likely disappear altogether in the next 5 years. On the bright side, even once the glaciers are gone, the park itself is still an amazingly beautiful landscape of wildly dramatic mountain ranges, waterfalls, lakes and streams, all under Montana's huge blue sky. Tomorrow we'll head out back to Idaho, going up north to Sandpoint, a "beach" resort.
IN THE MOMENT / REDWOODS OPEN SPACE RESERVE
Just a few images from a hike this weekend. I'll post a few more later.
Philippines Trip / Day 4 Pt.2
We eventually pulled over to begin Stage 2 of our trip up the mountain.
The rally/baja driver in me kinda wanted the buggy when I first heard it was an option, but the idea of being completely surrounded by a breeze was far too tempting. Plus, they had the same motor but more weight. Now what fun is that?
Can't we just ride the ATVs up this?
Finally we make it to the top and what a view! And yes, that white building is a hotel if anyone's interested. They had their own shuttle service for the beach where we stayed and it should have some great sunset/night views.
Meanwhile on this side is a resort that has built a golf course through the entire northern part of the island. Personally I'd think Pebble Beach, Hawaii or Scotland would be better suited (and less humid), but hey, sometimes you just want to play someplace different!
Over here is where we were staying and where the white beaches are. Originally we were going to be on the beach that you see here, Bulabog Beach, which is quieter and places more emphasis on their watersports than the beach itself. On the other side is our beach, creatively named White Beach for its white sand. This is the better beach for those looking to walk around and actually go into the ocean (plus it's the west side so you can watch the sunsets). Further south is where we originally arrived and where most of the locals live.
North of the island is Crocodile Island which once you see it makes perfect sense.
Really? Out of all the places to place the binoculars, they chose the only place with a tree in front.
Group shot!
Doraemon!
On the way back down we passed by some Zorb ball course which would have been awesome to do, except none of us were feeling the idea of being stuck inside a translucent plastic ball on a hot, sunny, extra humid day. Bring this to SF though and I'll be first in line!
Because Korean tourists love some Psy, right? Right? Anywho, that wraps up our last full day on the island. Next up, our less than wonderful trip to Manila!
Philippines Trip / Day 4 Pt.1
Imagine if the rides at a carnival got together, grabbed a few animals to display and decided to set up a permanent location themed with various characters someone found online. That's pretty much how this place feels, and I gotta say, it's less creepy empty amusement park and more just strange.
Side note; how the hell is Angry Birds so popular?! It's an app game based on older games that came and went for less than a year yet I still see people rocking their merch to this day. *sigh* Well, gotta give credit where credit is due, their marketing is Beats-level aggressive and seems to have paid off.
"Do you want to hold it?"
No.... I think I'll pass. He looks pretty angry about being there.
Even the roosters were pissed about being there.
So why were we here in the first place? For some ATV action!
When we first arrived I was worried that we misread the description and it'd be some ATV ride within this depressing park, but fortunately it just happened to be the location where the ATVs were stored. Which means...
...riding through the island roads! After spending the past few days walking around, it was nice going around under our own power with a breeze in our faces.
And what a road to ride on! Despite being the hottest, sunniest day so far, the weather played nice with us and being on the top of the mountain we got a great view.
We weren't riding around aimlessly though (not that I would've minded). We were heading to the top of the mountain which supposedly had a great view. Let's see if the brochure wasn't overselling it.