Here you can see the deep valley. There is a river down there, fed by all the canyons and cliffs on all sides. The clouds cover the tops of the mountains and it is often foggy there. We went you through these clouds and above them.
We had to climb up from the valley floor. This picture does not show the magnitude of the height of the mountins compared to the deep valleys between them, but it was high.
The city literally covers the mountain tops. The houses are perched everywhere. The roads wind around through the dips and rises. You could look out and see the ocean far off in the west.
This is where we stayed -- Camp John Hay. We were told that when the US Army was in the Philippines during WWII, the officers looked for a cool place to go. They found this mountain area and then a guy named John Hay
must have made a camp.Gail went to these fields somewhere in the mountains. It must be the only flat place in the entire region.
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Look at ALL those BUILDINGS! Do you know the population of Baguio and are there many members? Also, do you know which mission it is located in?
Cathy . . . Baguio is at an elevation of 1372 meters (about 4500 ft). The population is about 680,000. Baguio is in the Baguio Mission. There are 15 missions in the Philippines. Baguio is north of Manila, more or less on the west side of the big island (Luzon) about half way down from the top of the island, on the right side of the "thumb" that sticks out. Look at a map.
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