Adopt the pace of nature. Are you a cataractophile (a person who loves waterfalls or any free flowing body of water)?

A waterfall is a white, frothy cascade of water falling into a plunge pool, rocky outcroppings, lichen, moss, slippery rock, lush grasses, plants and flowers, mist, spray, rainbows, ripples, droplets, trees clinging to cliffs.

I have a special fascination towards waterfalls. Waterfalls, to me, stimulate the senses.

The way the water falls, looks so free, easy, and inevitable. There is no pattern, and even though our eyes constantly search for patterns in everything, we will never really find one in a waterfall. The burbling of a waterfall captures both the movement of the water and the sound it makes as it moves.

Unleash the cataractophile in you and explore the wonders of these Philippine waterfalls that I find beautiful and fascinating and refreshing. Here is a quick list.

Tinuy-an Falls

Location: Bislig, Surigao del Norte

Bomod-ok Falls

Location: Sagada, Mountain Province

Asik-asik Spring Waterfalls

Location: Alamada, North Cotabato

Pulangbato Waterfalls

Location: Valencia, Negros Oriental

Tinago Falls

Location: Iligan City, Lanao del Norte

Tangadan Falls

Location: San Gabriel, La Union

Tumalog Falls

Location: Oslob, Cebu

Merloquet Falls

Location: Zamboanga City

Ulan-Ulan Falls

Location: Almeria, Biliran

Lulugayan Falls

Location: Western Samar

Cambugahay Falls

Location: Siquijot

Take it easy.