Marlboro Mountain and Blue Soil Hills

We started our Marlboro adventure at nine in the morning. We hired a jeep to take us to the top of the hill. The road was slippery because it rained the night before and as we ascend, we had some stopovers as we need to alight in some areas where the road is steep.

We trekked for half an hour to get to the Marlboro mountain and it was all green. There are wild horses too but are so far that we didn't bother to take pictures of them.

Wild berries are also abundant. It tastes like rasp berry.

As we trek further, our guide suggested that we also try the blue soil hills, and we all agreed.

 

The trek to blue soil hills is about an hour from Marlboro mountain. We passed by several beautiful rock formations.

The trek to the hills was easy (comparable to Bomod Ok trek).

After an hour of trekking, we have finally reached the blue soil hills.

It was no joke. The soil is really blue.

We trekked further until we reach the road. It was another hour to the road.

Our motto: Lunch is waiting, so let's move faster!

 

Kiltepan Peak

This is my third time in Sagada and the Kiltepan Peak has always been a part of my itinerary ever since. This is one of the best spots I love.

We woke up at 3:30 a.m. and we're scheduled to leave at 4:30 a.m. to witness the sunrise. As always, we need to be there as early as we can so we can have a picturesque spot, and we were successful.

It was still dark when we arrived at the peak.

Few minutes later, a sea of clouds welcomed us as the sun started to show its rays.

 

The view is overwhelming and relaxing. I can stay there for hours without getting bored. The cold weather adds up to the excitement.

As the sun started to rise, the sea of clouds paved way to show the rice terraces and stream below.

We went back to our rest house and had breakfast after a few hours.

We stayed at the hilltopville inn located across the highway.

[Above] That's the five of us at Hilltopville Inn ready for our next adventure.