a gorge lined with sea weeds
Cabacungan is a small cove found in Cainan Point in the western coast of Pangasinan. The locals frequent the place because of a cave with emerald green pool inside (I wrote about my first visit to the cave here). Its a cove with a cave :).
shallow waters between the islets
Because it was low tide, we had to leave our bancas at the other side of the island (where I got my Nalasin photos). I did not know there was a trail from there and I love discovering something new about what I thought were familiar places.
single file (courtesy of Buboy Eito)The trail took us through an arid landscape that looked like it had been through a bush fire recently. It was not a long hike, we reached the cove after a few encounters with some thorny bushes. The last segment of the trail has not been used for sometime and we had to do a bit of clearing.
the cove at last
You will be able to see the entrance to the cave on the photo above. (Click to enlarge, the entrance is on the far end of the shore).
rust colored rocks of Cabacungan
What made my visit a bit different this time was the discovery of a chasm just a few meters from shore. Tide was really low when we were about to leave the cove and the edge of the chasm showed.
Cabacungan chasm
Golden light was hitting the huge rocks at the end of the chasm, the yellow brown seaweeds seem to glow with it. I positioned my tripod near the edge and took a few shots. Its one of the most surreal scenes I ever saw, its a world on its own and far from the typical white sand covered beaches of Tambobong.
26 comments:
astig! ganyan ang mga gusto kong adventure yung mga may tinatawid na ilog o bahura.
abangan ko picture mo sa loob ng cave.
looove the last photo! ;)
Nice pictures, very cool waters too.
Very magnificent! it must have been fun. thanks for sharing this.
Dom, Sarap talaga mag trek sa ganyan bro. Didn't take photos inside the cave kasi mababaw ang tubig. But I have photos here (previous visit) and here
Thanks Sheng, Vanny, and Skies. Glad you liked the photos, I had great fun trekking there :)
Hello. Glad I stumbled on your blog, your outdoor photos are fantastic! What lens are you using?
Will visit regularly.
Garando, Thanks! I'm using a Sigma 10-20mm, with my 18-55mm Nikkor kit lens as back up :). Please do come back for more :)
I love the way you stopped the water in the first shot!
Sandy, Thanks! I used a circular polarizer for that. It allowed me to use a longer shutter speed
everything i see here is beautiful. i think i like your camera. :)
salamat Jake!
most impressive water shots. so much beauty in the philippines. keep on showing them.
From first to last a beautiful and interesting post.
all beautiful...but like the wave effect particularly in that first shot..
What a lovely place. The water is so clear. I would love to visit this place.thanks for sharing
The water is incrdibly clear. Lovely sereis of images and very interesting.
Wonderful post and pictures. So how deep is the sea immediately in front of that chasm?
ewok1993, Arija, Catherine, Lili, Babooshka, Sarah: Thank you all!
Sarah: It was quite deep, my friends who snorkeled there once can't see the bottom
Awesome photos! I really like the first one. Can I join in your travel adventures?
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Thanks Fhaye! You like the outdoors too?
the gorge is just gorgeous!!! :)
Ang awesome ng kuha! lalo na yung buhangin!
fortuitous faery, Thanks! Nice pun :D
Earvin, Thanks!
Great blogs and photos! Holler out if you're traveling to the western part of mindanao.
Hi. Very inspired to visit some of these places, when I visit Pangasinan this winter!
Keep up your excellent work.
Thanks again
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