Siberia
From mid-October to the end of November I was traveling from...
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View from my hotel
I stayed in Pasig City in Manila.
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The volcano in the middle of the lake
The last day of Ramadan is a national holiday in the Philippines and a...
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Picnic tables
On a mountain overlooking Taal Lake is a park with picnic tables and a nature...
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Distance mountain
Near Taal Lake is the second highest mountain in the Philippines.
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Kids
Some Philippine kids on the nature trail.
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Outrigger
From the picnic area we went down to the lake. The volcano is in the background.
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On the lake
It was windy and rain threatened as we crossed to the island but...
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On the trail
It was a steep, dusty hike of about a mile from the lake shore to the...
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Fumarole
The volcano was last active in the 1960s but fumaroles testify that there is...
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Caldera
Within the caldera of the volcano is a lake with an island.
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Mountain-top refreshment
At the top of the volcano was a vendor--a welcome sight and only 50...
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Tilapia farms
There are a number of "farms" raising tilapia on Taal Lake.
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Manila Temple
The Manila Temple was within walking distance of my hotel.
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Fruit Vendor
The market at EDSA and Shaw was on my way to work.
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Salt Eggs
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Dried Fish
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Fresh Chicken
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Vegetables
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Brooms
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Text Messaging
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Hibiscus
The oldest part of Manila is Intramuros
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Golf/Fishing
Outside the wall of Intramuros is a golf course. From the wall fisherman cast...
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Fishermen
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Gate to Fort Santiago
Fort Santiago was the original admistrative area of Manila.
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Fort Santiago Sentry
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Children's Park
In Intramuros as a park for children with, surprising, at least to me,...
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Dinosaurs
The triceritop's eye was irresistible
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A slide
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Girl
She say me taking pictures and wanted me to take her picture.
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Pagsanjan
On All Saints Day, another Philippine national holiday, we went to Pagsanjan...
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Pagsanjan
Each canoe holds three passengers and two boatmen.
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Pagsanjan
Other canoes loading.
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Pagsanjan
A shrine along the river.
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Pagsanjan
In the lower part of the river where there are no rapids several canoes are...
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Pagsanjan
As the river narrowed the boatmen began paddling.
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Pagsanjan
Taking a break. It hard work paddling and pulling the canoe up the river.
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Pagsanjan
Where the river is too swift to paddle, the boatmen pull the canoe...
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Pagsanjan
Small streams fall into the chasm.
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Pagsanjan Goblin
Two potholes look like eyes.
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Pagsanjan
Hold still!
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Pagsanjan Falls
After a hour up the river we arrived at the main falls.
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Pagsanjan Falls
The crew decided that they wanted to go to the cave behind the falls.
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Pagsanjan Falls
So they boarded the raft.
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Pagsanjan Falls
And were pulled through the falls.
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Pagsanjan Falls
In the meantime, I took pictures.
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Pagsanjan Falls
Many of the tourists at the falls were Japanese.
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Pagsanjan Falls
The crew comes back soaked to the skin.
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
Jeepneys--the iconic transportation in the Philippines.
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
With the approach of Chritmas the stores and malls began to decorate....
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Pasig/Mandaluyong Scenes
More Christmas decorations
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Details of a Christmas tree
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More Jeepneys
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Luzon
Fires burning in rice field in central Luzon from the plane taking me back.
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Luzon
A river delta in northern Luzon.
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Mount Fujiyama
As the plane approached Toykyo, Japan's most famous mountain was visible...
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Near the Continental Divide
In Montana it's winter. None of this tropical nonsense.
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Rocky Mountain Front
The eastern front of the Rocky Mountains.
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Rocky Mountain Front
First light on Thanksgiving morning.
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A local Montana resident
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Another sunrise
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Montana cottonwoods
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Dick and Jane's in Ellenburg, WA
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Big Red at Dick and Jane's
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Winter on Washington's Palouse
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