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I haven't stopped biking, just was not able to take many MTB photos lately. Maybe I'll post some MTB photos taken during the recent summer months one of these days.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
11th Tour of the Fireflies
I was fortunate to join the 11th Tour of the Fireflies last Sunday. It is a yearly fun ride organized by the Firefly Brigade to promote biking not just as a sports/hobby but as a serious means of alternative transportation. This year's theme is Bike to Work, Bike to School, Bike to Play, Bike Today
along Ortigas AveThe route took us via EDSA. With more than 10,000 bikers in all sorts of bikes, we literally stopped the traffic along our route. The peloton stretched for kilometers.
head of the pelotonMore pics and stories soon.
Posted in: tour of the fireflies
Friday, February 27, 2009
boink boink
Still here, and still riding :)
I haven't been able to take MTB pics lately. I've been riding some serious trails where photo taking is the last thing you'll think about. Don't get me wrong, the scenery is great, but the tracks are cardiac!
We call the trail: Shotgun Trail. I hope to take photos of it soon :)
Can I interest you on some outdoor photos in the meantime?
I haven't been able to take MTB pics lately. I've been riding some serious trails where photo taking is the last thing you'll think about. Don't get me wrong, the scenery is great, but the tracks are cardiac!
We call the trail: Shotgun Trail. I hope to take photos of it soon :)
Can I interest you on some outdoor photos in the meantime?
Posted in: shotgun
Monday, January 19, 2009
candaba, pampanga
Time to stretch those muscles and shed off that holiday fat. Last weekend I headed with an MTB buddy to the wildlife reserve in Candaba, Pampanga. Its time to promote a clean and green environment, so going to a wildlife reserve on a bike seemed like a nice "clean and green" statement (for my first ride for 2009).
It was 68km (one way) of non stop pedalling along highways passing through several towns (Meycauayan, Marilao, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Pulilan, Plaridel, and Baliuag) of the province of Bulacan, no trails this time. We practically toured the eastern side of Bulacan.
We arrived at the wildlife reserve just a little after 9AM. The sky was clear that day and we were treated to quite a sight.
fine sunny day in Candaba
The areas around the wildlife reserve are being used as rice fields during the dry months (they are practically underwater during the rainy season). The fields are being prep for planting at this time of the year.
the birds are used to human presence
Small fishes and frogs are abundant when the fields are being prepared for planting. The birds hunt for food the whole day. I've seen terns diving for fish and snails.
along the Baliuag-Candaba road
Some of the birds we saw that day:
a flock of terns
Gull-billed Terns
Egrets and herons are the most common birds there. There were Great and Little Egrets, and Chinese Egrets.
looking for food
It was 68km (one way) of non stop pedalling along highways passing through several towns (Meycauayan, Marilao, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Pulilan, Plaridel, and Baliuag) of the province of Bulacan, no trails this time. We practically toured the eastern side of Bulacan.
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| with Mt. Arayat in the background |
We arrived at the wildlife reserve just a little after 9AM. The sky was clear that day and we were treated to quite a sight.
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| fine sunny day in Candaba |
The areas around the wildlife reserve are being used as rice fields during the dry months (they are practically underwater during the rainy season). The fields are being prep for planting at this time of the year.
the birds are used to human presence Small fishes and frogs are abundant when the fields are being prepared for planting. The birds hunt for food the whole day. I've seen terns diving for fish and snails.
along the Baliuag-Candaba road Some of the birds we saw that day:
a flock of ternsGull-billed TernsEgrets and herons are the most common birds there. There were Great and Little Egrets, and Chinese Egrets.
looking for food
Posted in: candaba
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thursday, November 20, 2008
ride to batlag falls
I was not able to ride last weekend, I was exploring the island of Marinduque south of Luzon. But we were able to have a "century" ride the week before, I just forgot to write about it :D.
We broke our current 100km+/day ride this time. Our Batlag falls round trip covered 123 km. It was a combination of paved roads, relentless uphills, rock gardens, single tracks, and rut-filled downhills.
Some highlights of the day:
Beautiful scenery near Cogeo
Re grouping at Mang Vic's Bulaluhan (this is already near the Sierra Madre)
Some views of the tracks
As always, what's a ride without a picnic? :D
On the return trip we went via Teresa and Tanay and climb up to Antipolo. Twas a sweet climb :). We were able to finally get to home at around 8PM in the evening. Total pedal time was about 7.5 hours.
More photos here
Sunday, November 9, 2008
return to puray
Ekstrim: 2, Puray: 0.
We started using "Esktrim" as our group's name as our trail photos become more and more popular in a local MTB online forum. One of the moderators there referred to us as the new breed of MTBikers: we don't just ride trails, we take good photos of the ride. We bring huge packs for photos gears and food. Every ride is a picnic :).
The week after our first Puray ride we rode there again with several PMTBikers in tow. The weather cooperated: heavy clouds but no rain (sorry Sting hehe). The first timers very much enjoyed the countless river crossing.
Al leading the pack
They never seem to mind getting their equipment wet. So every river crossing was a photo op.
Group pic, sans me
The trouble with being one of the group's lens man is that you are not in the frame most of the time. I brought most of my kit that day so bringing a tripod was out of the question.
After several questions of "how many more rivers to cross?" we finally arrived at Puray, still on schedule even with our stops at river crossings. We left our bikes in Sitio Mabolo but some decided to carry their bikes to the falls, for photo ops of course :).
A short hike upstream to the falls
Arrived at the falls just in time for lunch.
How am I going to get my bike there?
Lunch was literally a BBQ picnic. We brought grills and all :D.
Small talk over BBQ
On the way back the sun decided to show itself. We had quite some fun doing splashes in the river crossings.
(Clockwise: Al, Cesar, George (on my bike), Elias)
Overall, its a fun ride. We were practically wet the whole time but it was worth it. The dip in the icy cold waters was enough to soothe the tired muscles.
More photos here
We started using "Esktrim" as our group's name as our trail photos become more and more popular in a local MTB online forum. One of the moderators there referred to us as the new breed of MTBikers: we don't just ride trails, we take good photos of the ride. We bring huge packs for photos gears and food. Every ride is a picnic :).
The week after our first Puray ride we rode there again with several PMTBikers in tow. The weather cooperated: heavy clouds but no rain (sorry Sting hehe). The first timers very much enjoyed the countless river crossing.
Al leading the packThey never seem to mind getting their equipment wet. So every river crossing was a photo op.
Group pic, sans meThe trouble with being one of the group's lens man is that you are not in the frame most of the time. I brought most of my kit that day so bringing a tripod was out of the question.
After several questions of "how many more rivers to cross?" we finally arrived at Puray, still on schedule even with our stops at river crossings. We left our bikes in Sitio Mabolo but some decided to carry their bikes to the falls, for photo ops of course :).
A short hike upstream to the fallsArrived at the falls just in time for lunch.
How am I going to get my bike there?Lunch was literally a BBQ picnic. We brought grills and all :D.
Small talk over BBQOn the way back the sun decided to show itself. We had quite some fun doing splashes in the river crossings.
(Clockwise: Al, Cesar, George (on my bike), Elias)Overall, its a fun ride. We were practically wet the whole time but it was worth it. The dip in the icy cold waters was enough to soothe the tired muscles.
More photos here
Posted in: puray
