but modernization and poor planning are losing much of its delicate beauty
I certainly agree with this. Now is the time to conserve more of our natural resources for future generation. It would be a waste for them not to witness the beauty we have experienced!
I am jealous of you guys being able to climb recently. haha. I wish I was young again to do so. 😂
If it's a tropical jungle, you'll have to consider fitness and wildlife. But the pine forest is sparse, there are no luxuriant trees and gentle slopes, it will be like walking