The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, right? Here in the Ifugao hills, it doesn't seem to matter.
Take a look at today's postcard. The road starts somewhere on the upper right hand corner, then it winds, curves, and loops until it comes to a bridge on the lower left hand corner of the photograph. After crossing that bridge, it loops, curves, and winds back to nearly where it started, before taking a sharp left and disappearing into the next hill. Wouldn't it have been simpler to just build a long bridge, cross the chasm right then and there, and spare us from all those dizzying turns? Who knows!?? Out here, we're just happy to drive these winding roads... with the wind in our face... while we soak in those awesome views. Enjoy.
(Pixel-peeper: When confronted with a grand landscape that is wider than your widest lens can handle, consider taking multiple photographs while panning from left to right, and then digitally stitching them into a single seamless panorama. When done right, it's like magic.)
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