I just bought a Sagada map at a souvenir shop along the highway and went where it seemed the closest back to the highway. I did ask around some locals for direction and advice. A young native of the area even offered her tour services, but I politely declined even if my stay was just for two days and I could not afford to get lost in finding my way because of that. Also as a result of booking 2km away from the municipal hall, I managed to get a feel of the Sagada woods because I was forced to trek the 100 meter path from Rock Inn (my chosen inn) to the highway, plus traverse the remaining way from the Rock Inn junction to the town center.





There was not much vehicle plodding the highway anyway. It was like the whole of Sagada was mine.Since my visit was during an off-peak season, I managed to be the only guest at Rock Inn which is located in the middle of the woods. There was no wifi internet connection, no cable TV channel, and not a sound of vehicles arriving at and departing from Sagada. Just my kind of place for an impromptu weekend respite. 


My Rock Inn accommodation smelled of pine wood and the view is just spectacular -- nothing but pine trees and an odd-looking rock formation. The inn is surrounded by a well-manicured garden and the place's famous orange farm. October is the picking season so I somehow got close to that.



The best part of my Sagada visit was the fact that it was sunny all the way. The climate was just cold enough and there was not any fog to disrupt photo ops.



Other Sagada tourists prefer staying in transient homes or more affordable inns located at the center of the town but that's because they have a set itinerary that makes it possible to cover if they stayed there. I, however, wanted the farm and woods experience of Sagada that's why Rock Inn appealed to me.



A third day extension in Sagada would have been nice as I was not able to check out the hanging coffins, an old church and cemetery and the famous cave system. My friends even told me that failing to go to such sites was like not going to Sagada at all. Well, I did not want to hurry nor cover all the places in such short a time. It's tantamount to not being there at all. Having visited my preferred sites at the pace that I had was not for photo op only. I was there to commune with nature and I got what I set out for -- peace and quiet.