My love for the outdoors came despite not growing up in the most outdoorsy family. Throughout all my childhood visits to the Philippines, I don’t have as many experiences in the ocean or mountains as I would hope from one of the most ecologically phenomenal places.
I really tried to start setting this right with my own family on this most recent visit. I scanned some maps and found some of the most impressive looking mountains on the island of Panay. Then I tried to climb them.
But, figuring out how to even get to the start of this hike was an adventure in and of itself. All the usual maps were pretty useless. Instead I tried navigating using an eight year old blog post, hoping the person’s retelling of their hike was still accurate.