Thursday, January 22, 2009

Dingalan's Mountain and Seascape

Once cut-off from the outside world by the Sierra Madre and the Philippine Sea, Dingalan is now opens up to travelers and tourists with the construction of a very wide highway . It is now barely an hour away from Cabanatuan City.

Dingalan is for nature-lovers. Good Hiking and sea-exploring opportunities exist for adventurous travellers. Those looking to get away from it all will have no problem doing so here.


The Mountain Meets The Sea


View from the High Way


Green Mountain


View from Tanawan


Breath-taking Nature Scene


Dong Ho: This Land Is Mine


Lawstude: What a Wonderful World!!!



Aurora is about five hours drive from Manila where the last couple of hours will be spent on the Sierra Madre Range. Genesis Bus Lines has early morning trips from Pasay. Alternately, you can travel first to Cabanatuan City and ride D'Liner going to Dingalan. There are also aircon vans for rent from Cabanatuan City Central Terminal.

I have taken this trip with my best travel bud Dong Ho. Check out his entry on Dingalan, Aurora as it is nestled by mountains here.

39 took the journey:

Borneo Falcon said...

I would love to hike there

the donG said...

hahaha... lagi akong nasa picture ah. ganda talaga sa taas. buti na lng sinama mo na ang details ng pagpunta doon. ganda ng kuha ng seascape.

kegler747 said...

wow, para kayo nasa Sound of Music :) Saan ang next na adventure nyo ni Dong? I'm still waiting for your Camiguin posts ;)

luna miranda said...

good to know there's now a concrete highway going to dingalan. how about going to aurora? my trip to aurora a few years ago was very tiring because of the bad road condition. mukhang bibilhin ni dong ang mga bundok.:D

cyndirellaz said...

wonderful world talaga! i never knew Philippines is that beautiful and talagang nature na nature talaga eh no ^^

Reena said...

i like the 2nd picture where the mountains meet the seas. Ganda ng perpective ng shot mo.

Ahh, so Dingalan faces the Pacific pala. Is this one of those areas recommended for wind electric-generating thingies? i hope the area is developed for its natural beauty.

punky said...

ang sarap siguro mag mountain biking dyan/..

Lara said...

what a wonderful world, indeed!

dodong flores said...

I won't get bored living in this kind of place...

olan said...

INGGIT NA INGGIT AKO lawstude. dami dami nyo ng napuntahan! At kasama mo pa si Dong. Ayos! Im back now sa blog world. medto nawala ako. Kumusta? Happy new year!

antigoni said...

Awesome photos from mountains and river. Great posts.

Uno said...

I love how you composed the second pic. You must be on top of something just to have that awesome view. Great shots as usual.

Raft3r said...

aba
welcome back
akala mo medyo matagal-tagal ka pa uli mag-online, eh
dami new posts na pala!

alicesg said...

Really very amazing scenery. I enjoyed both yours and Dongho's photos. It sure is great to have a travel partner that shares the same interest as you.

Aethen said...

Hiking... waah. Namiss ko mga ganyang adventures ah. Oi, sama nyo naman ako ni kuya Dong sa susunod nyong mga lakad. Haha. (Parang ang dami kong oras sa mga ganyan noh?).

More adventures and more great pictures to come! Padayon!

Salamat kuya. :P

Dennis Villegas said...

Ang galing nyo talaga ni Dong Ho. Perfect travel buddies, your blogs complement each other! Great photos, keep them coming!

REDLAN said...

Am sure napakasaya ko kapag mapuntahan ko ang lugar na to. ito ako nagbuntong hininga. napakaganda ng tanawin. walang boundaries.

ano ba tinuturo ni dong? bench ang cargo shorts natin ah. hehehe

atticus said...

aba, ang luwag ng lupain niyo ni dong. puwede po bang humingi kahit isang ektarya lang?

bing said...

oh, so peaceful... love this picture. must be a wonderful experience.

2sweetnsaxy said...

What breathtaking views of the beauty of nature. :-)

Photo Cache said...

It's such a beautiful place. You really don't have to choose between mountains or the sea. You get both when you come here. Bravo on this post.

KRIS JASPER said...

Parang therapy sa mata after a day's work. sigh....

hmmm.. si dong, model-modelan. lol!

Hi! I'm Grace said...

Looks like you are having fun ah. :) Awesome views, Lawstude.

Justkyut said...

fabulous! I love it I love it! I envy Dong Ho and you because you can go places.

Mentor said...

Grabe ang pasyalan mo bai. Visit ka naman d2 sa Cebu para makita mo ang beauty namin dre.

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Nanaybelen said...

sarap mag posing posing siguro dyan . gaya ninyo. heheheh

Vanessa said...

Wow, kakainggit naman. Ako puro building lang nakikita ko tapos yung fog eh mga usok ng sasakyan. Sama naman ako minsan.

PUSANG-gala said...

love this place---one of it's mystery is whenever I look at the blue sea....maisip ko lang na Pacific Ocean na sa dako pa ron really makes me imagine things....love the isolation of this place....

ViennaDaily said...

Indeed wonderful world! I thought for a moment this is taal...but I think mas malinis yan.

carlotta said...

gaya ng sinabi ko kay dong ho, isa sa mga dream destinations ko ang aurora. :) grabe ang nature dyan, super ganda as in! =)

btw, dyou know kung meron sa cubao ang genesis bus lines? hehe funny taga maynila ako pero di ko kasi sure hrhrhr :D

Sidney said...

Dong Ho pointing: isn't that the result of illegal logging?

Nice views!

Allen Yuarata said...

nakakawala talaga ng pagod tong mga pics!

fortuitous faery said...

i thought you were going to be away on a long work "hiatus." turns out we didn't have to wait too long!

great views!

Tricia said...

I don't know what it is about that 2nd photo, but I feel drawn to it - it seems very mysterious, but very beautiful to me!

uncleawang said...

I'm sure you & DongG enjoy the trip.
Just look at the photos by both of you..the places visited are beautiful.

beero said...

judging by the pics, pang-nature lovers nga to. for sure naenjoy nyo talaga ni kuya dong yung trip nyo dun. astig ang pose nyo ni kuya dong ah. hehe

fishing guy said...

LS: What wonderful pictures of the landscape.

JoShMaRie said...

kapatid...nagemail ako sayo :P

Anonymous said...

nice shots. my lovely girlfriend is from this place and i'd like to call it home someday!