The
Mt. Bulusan Natural Park,
One
of the parks in the country declared by the national government as such
in order to protect its ecosystem and maintain its natural beauty, covers
a complex of primary and secondary forests, mystical lakes, rivers and
natural springs, and the still active Mt. Bulusan which has an elevation
of 5,077 feet above sea level. The lake itself, which has a circumference
of 2,006 meters, has an elevation of 2,084 feet upon the slopes of the
volcano. There is a smaller lake higher up the volcano called Lake Agingay.
The tragic love story of Bulusan and Agingay is an interesting local
folk legend. The Bulusan Mountain Lake is a favorite of visitors who
want to commune with nature, with a concrete pathway rimming the lake,
affording the visitor a pleasant and serene, leisurely nature walk The
Park complex is a sanctuary for rare flora and fauna. Eager mountaineers
regularly scale the volcano up to its crater and marvel at the ancient,
moss-covered trees, giant ferns and rare wild orchids that they see
on their way to the peak of the volcano.