Pinay Biyahera

View of Madlum River from the other side before crossing the river.

If you have plans to climb Mt. Manalmon, you have to go to the other side by crossing this part of the River. People there will help you cross via "Balsa" (bamboo raft in English) for free. But if you want something exciting, you can cross using the Monkey Bridge which is
also free.

Panoramic shot from jumpoff before we crossed the river.

Kids fishing, I wonder if they got a catch coz they kept on pushing each other onto water. hehe.

The Children fishing for "tilapiang tabang", ("St. Peter's Fish in freshwater"). This is the view from the other side of the River after we've crossed. Well as you can see, the water is not that clear. Because of typhoon "Bebeng". The waters from the mountain, hills and forest are all directed to the the said river making that cloudy color. But the residents assured us that it'll be clear as soon as the rain stops and the sediments settle.

After crossing.

Mini store.

I named this store as "all-around store" because of it's duties. Well first, you can buy anything you need here such as toiletries, food and drinks. Also, if you want to rent the "balsa" in your swimming, you'll just pay for P100/whole day. For the use of Comfort Room or taking a shower, just pay here P10/use. Oh, just in case you want some homey food to eat, you can ask them to cook it for you. But of course the price might be doubled due to extra charges like for transpo and catering service. Plates and utensils are included. Basically, they served well and after we eat they gave us the list of all the ingredients and fees of our order.

Part of the river after exiting Madlum cave.

I was amazed with the rocks, how did those huge rocks got there and beautifully arranged like mini white mountains? Well, they're marble rocks same as the rocks found around at the jumpoff.

Amazing rock formations beside the river.

You have to cross this segment of Madlum river when you hike going to Mt. Manalmon and/or Gola.

In this part of the river, where you have to cross to reach Manalmon's and Gola's summit, stones are same as other river has, smooth and regularly round, "batong buhay" for Filipinos.

Crossing the river after our Mt. Manalmon hike.

Viewing from higher point at Mt. Manalmon, you can appreciate how the river surrounds the mountains and the bush.

Madlum River from Mt. Manalmon's summit. One step cliff behind (left).

Swimming and traversing over the river.

After soaking selves on a humid hiking, it's really refreshing to dip into river's waters! :)