was in Baguio City for work, and since have an extra free day, i brought along Ani and finally visited one of the city’s famous landmarks – “Mickey Mouse”.
coined from Walt Disney’s famous character, Baguio City’s “Mickey Mouse” is actually an old two-disc-shaped radiotransmitters used for communications by the US Army decades ago. located in Mt. Cabuyao, the highest point of the city at 2,060+ meters, locals also refer to this site as “radar”. the said discs can be seen as far as La Union.
aside from the disc, various transmitters and telecommunications antennas are installed in the area.
since Mt Cabuyao and the nearby Mt Sto Tomas are already populated, there are public utility jeeps going to the said sites. if you have your bike (or vehicle), from the city proper proceed to Marcos Highway (formerly Palispis Hway) and then turn left to Green Valley. got lost along the way hehehe but after reviewing my map, asking directions, finally was able to reach GV.
then more than 5 kilometers uphill to Mt. Cabuyao. 95% of the road though is already concrete.
enjoy the relaxing, cool breeze and the magnificent view of Cordilleras. be mesmerized and identify the peaks of some of CAR’s famous mountains - Mt Ugo, Mt Panotoan and Mt Pulag.
a birds-eye view of the congested Baguio City (a city whose population is already 3x its carrying capacity).
lots of birds along the way. passed by small terraces intended for vegetable and strawberries. too bad its not strawberry season, tsk
still a very happy day. solo bike ride in the cordilleras can really relieve your stress :)
sorry for the photos. don’t have a camera so just relied sa powers ng aking mobile phone.
Mt Cabuyao, Benguet
11.29.11
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