"The Hidden Wonders in Natonin, Mt. Province"

I’m sure that God allowed me to exist into this world to enjoy the wonders of His creation. However, those creations have been transformed by human hands into several types of wonders such as technology, household utensils, etc. But experiencing the Wonders of Nature is one of the Highlights of my life.

I was exited back then when my dad told me to go for a little vacation to a place called Natonin, located in the eastern side of Mt. Province in the region of CAR, Philippines. My dad told me that it was his birthplace. Along the way, I was quite intrigued what kind of a place it was and the people living in it.  I have heard that its nearby towns are where headhunters are so I was a little it scared. I asked my dad about it if it’s true and he said yes, but a long time ago. Whew!! I have no worry now going to Natonin.

It was my first time to travel to its direction so I set my eyes watching outside the window. Well, it was a good sight seeing. There I saw some beautiful mountains ranges, thousand acres of vegetation (of which I know is the common source vegetables in Luzon), beautiful rice terraces (but not as good as Banaue Rice Terraces), and most of all, I have seen the Chico River from its starting point flowing like a very long snake as it follows the side of the mountains.

As we entered the road heading to Natonin, the ride is getting tougher. Roads are not cemented and most of it was a zigzag road going up, and a zigzag road going down. I’m sure big landslide happens to that road when it rains. I was a little bit scared honestly when we were on one of those zigzag roads and a cliff below it.

Nevertheless, upon entering the boarders of Natonin, we were heading a little bit upward the mountain. When we reached the top of the road, my eyes was wide open with great surprise. There I saw a very beautiful Rice Terraces set in like a very wide lagoon. It is the most beautiful rice terraces I have ever seen, better than those rice terraces I have seen in the way and no doubt about it, it’s better  than the Banaue Rice Terraces.

I was so amazed that I almost felt a new strength despite the very long tiresome travel. It’s a place located in the sides of the mountains and enclosed again by mountains on the other sides. Well, it’s like a very big and wide lagoon. It was like a hidden treasure in a wild forest. Here are sample pictures:

the other side of that hill was also another set of beautiful Rice Terraces, sorry no to have a picture of it.

these pictures are only focused on the eastern side of the place, not the whole place.

I could say that it was composed of thousands of rice fields set on every sides of the mountain from below the road until the foot of the mountains.

I was privileged to visit Natonin, for I really enjoyed my trip in it. Because once again, I found a beautiful wonders of nature in the Philippines.