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 | |  | | The road behind "Rock Inn", our Sagada accommodation
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| | | | The lay of the land during a foggy sunrise
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| | | | A cafe-cum-library literally at a right turn from the road you walk in
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| | | | The Sagada way of life: dedicated to tilling the land
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| | | | Into the cavernous mouth of Sumaguing (The Big) Cave
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| | | | Precious light streaming into the side of the cave's entrance
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| | | | Slightly out-of-focus but happy amateur spelunker Pauie
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| | | | Light down the heart of darkness
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| | | | A group portrait of the Ocean State Team & friends in the bowels of Sumaguing Cave
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| | | | Ocean State and the "13 Ghosts" (nah, it's just steam!)
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| | | | Lack of light has never been an obstacle to another photo-op
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| | | | Karl looking back at the straggler-cum-official photograher: me!
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| | | | The scene was so perfect, I couldn't resist taking a photo of this other group of spelunkers
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| | | | Ivie&Pau make-believing the steam was cigarette smoke
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| | | | By some gorgeous rock formations: our group with French newlyweds Alpesh&Thelma
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| | | | Even Sumaguing's frigid waters can't wipe the smiles off our faces
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| | | | A portrait of the official photographer by Ivie
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| | | | Our Kankana'ei guide drawing water from the side of these weird rock formations
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| | | | Ivie and Thelma cheesing while submerged in chilly water
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| | | | This photo doesn't do justice to this compartment of Sumaguing
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| | | | Karl and Pauie posing for posterity
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| | | | We sweet-talked our guide to wait a bit with the kerosene lamp 'til we finished this shot
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| | | | Ivie & Dadah amidst Sumaguing's beautifully odd formations
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| | | | Fuzzy but happy spelunkers
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| | | | Gung-ho Pauie comin' right up!
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| | | | Steamy picture!!!
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| | | | Josh, Ivie and Dadah (with Pony in the background) takin' advantage of one of the last few photo-ops inside the cave
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| | | | Rock formations that look like taffy or candy...
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| | | | You can't see much of 'im here but this was our helpful Kan'kana'ei guide
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| | | | That was awesome! Let's do it again!
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| | | | Ivie's last look down Sumaguing...
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| | | | And again...let there be light!
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| | | | So very near civilization again!
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| | | | Ei, Max, is that you, dude?!!!
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| | | | Grainy pic of Ivie caught literally with her pants down!!!
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| | | | One last glance around at Sumaguing...
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| | | | Yep, y'better believe it! I came from WAAAAAYYYYY down there!
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| | | | Dadah taking a break before finally leaving the cave
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| | | | Final steps leading back up the road to the village
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| | | | Beautiful, simple Sagada children at play
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| | | | I spy...Sagada ancestral burial coffins
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| | | | Inside caves and on the face of the hill...
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| | | | A close-up of the burial coffins on the side of the hill
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| | | | Sagada homes by the hillside
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| | | | Stopping to smell the "flowers"
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| | | | Road to Sagada townsproper
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| | | | Karl and Max scouring the town for a place to eat
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| | | | Beautiful Sagada ladies: the Aunt camera-shy, the teener obliging
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| | | | View of Sagada from Ganduyan Cafe (where pleasantly surprising good food can be had!)
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| | | | Our Sagada sunrise before traveling back home
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| | | | Side road leading to St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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| | | | St. Mary's facade and grounds
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| | | | St. Mary's: Simple, serene and simply beautiful
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| | | | Another road, some other time...Sagada for always.
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 | these are beautiful pictures of Sagada. I missed going to this place when last I was in Banawe...awesome place..thanks for sharing the mahvelous pics!! |
 | you're welcome, Vivien! really love the place and am glad you liked the pics. Ü |
 | ate pau kinilabatutan ako hehe : ) the pictures are beautiful and it makes me want to go there : )
sexy sexy mo ate ah : ) |
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ate pau kinilabatutan ako hehe : ) the pictures are beautiful and it makes me want to go there : )