Pinatubo Adventure

As I said in one of my posts, most of my ventures were happened spontaneously, nonetheless this is one of those that turned out great.

It’s as if I just woke up one morning with my friends riding a 4x4 jeep  heading to a place I have never been to ~ then I realized, I am having a Mt. Pinatubo adventure! 

Where the adventure begins..

an hour of a bumpy and dusty trip

passing through sand fields and rocky rivers

   

jump-off point where our death march begins

  with my trek-buddies ( from left: mels, jhan, resty & julius )

wrong info: plus 30mins sa totoong buhay

 numerous sand formations

 

  crossing a sulfuric river

  a portion of lava canal

  with our tour guide

endless rocky trail

 the course is getting narrower

 

stiffer

 and thirstier

" watch your steps " 

one of the many signs posted along the trail

  P60 soda in can ~ not bad for the very exhausted & thirsty trekkers

 yahoo! we finally made it!

feeling great & relieve to finally see the crater lake!

 tanggal ang pagod !!!

 majestic indeed

Who would have thought that after its massive eruption, Mt. Pinatubo would turn out to be what it is now.

this crater lake is about 2 kilometers wide

and 600-800 meters deep ~ the reason why we didn't swim

With all the thirsts, the bumps, the blisters and even the expensive soda I still claim it as one of my successful quick tour. Thank you Mt. Pinatubo for sharing with us your magnificent crater and thank you friends for being such awesome trek-buddies. Until our next adventure...