PINATUBO DOGTREK

NEXT DOG HIKE SCHEDULE

Newbies can join subject to hike organizer's discretion.

For newbies interested in joining, please read:

http://qcdogwalkers.blogspot.com/2007/09/some-friendly-tips-for-hiking.html

VENUE: MT. PINATUBO
ACTIVITY: Day hike
DATE: April 5 or 12 or 19, 2008, Saturday
MEETING PLACE: TBA
ASSEMBLY TIME: TBA

DOGS MUST:
be healthy
have updated vaccinations
be monitored at ALL times (on leash as much as possible)
have drinking water
not be dog- or people-aggressive
can be controlled and restrained by their owners

(IDEALLY, 1 dog = 1 handler)
have responsible owners!!!
(remember to pick up after your own dog!!!

remove poop from trails and rest stops)

TIPS: Do not feed your dog before the hike.
Make sure they're protected: supplement with Vitamin C and apply tick and flea control treatment

Please read our hiking and dog hiking tips:

http://qcdogwalkers.blogspot.com/2007/09/helpful-hiking-and-dog-hiking-tips.html

Please check back for updates.

Itinerary for 3-hour trek (still to be adjusted, we might need to leave earlier)

0130 ETD Manila for Capas, Tarlac via NLEX

0400 ETA Capas, Tarlac. Breakfast

0430 ETA Brgy. Sta. Juliana; finalize prior arrangements

0500 Board 4x4 vehicles; adventure begins!

0600 ETA end-of-the-road; start trek

0900 ETA crater of Mt. Pinatubo. Explore the crater

(6 hours at crater)

1530 Start return trek

1800 Back to the 4x4s parked

1845 Back at jump-off point

1900 Return to Manila

2100 ETA Manila

Itinerary for 1-hour trek

0230 ETD Manila for Capas, Tarlac via NLEX

0500 ETA Capas, Tarlac. Breakfast

0600 ETA Brgy. Sta. Juliana; finalize prior arrangements

0630 Board 4x4 vehicles; adventure begins!

0730 ETA end-of-the-road; start trek

0830 ETA crater of Mt. Pinatubo. Explore the crater

(8 hours at crater)

1600 Start return trek

1700 Back to the 4x4s parked

1745 Back at jump-off point

1800 Return to Manila

2000 ETA Manila

Mt. Manabo Adventure

What got us fired up was when we saw the logbook... Ma'm Carmela was there!!! -- ofcourse with Bilog's group... (bruho ka Bilog hindi mo sinasabi) and we were already terribly late.... we didn't expect them to wait for us but we were excited to meet them in the trails




Everyone had a dog in hand the rain was still manageable when we started... but drenched wet and with Lipa's climate, it was friggin' cold



Just sitting still was enough to send you into full-body-chills. This climb was going to be a fast one... with as few as possible, really really short breaks...



We got word from fellow hikers that Bilog's group used a different trail, which was already a dead trail according to the locals .... (ibang klase nga naman ang trip hehe hindi nakuntento sa regular trail kaya naghanap ng masmahirap Kwento naman Bilog o. Balita ko nakakatuwa din ang adventure niyo)

Camera magnet talaga kayo ni Kovu, Carl!



Halfway up we break the group, those who could still push though to the peak and those who went back because of the muddy, slippery trail....

Going up the last part of the trails, the ropes really came in very handy to keep us from slipping.




we only stayed at the peak for 10 minutes, enjoyed having the peak to ourselves, risked soaking our cameras (ang kulit talaga hehe) and hurriedly came down ... it was foggy, very cold and pouring HARD



Pagbaba was another adventure. Halfway down Manabo, our guide led us to a stream and used that as a trail because the dirt trail was very slippery na. Grabe, sumasalok ng tubig ang sapatos namin! But I'd rather have that na than black-and-blue gluteals...

Going down, nakasalubong kami ng hindi bababa sa 30 hikers, some even planning to camp overnight

back at jumpoff: Yahoo! Kitakits uli sa next adventure!



Bilog and Ma'am Peru, thanks for the surprise! (kahit hindi tayo nagkita hehe, at kahit umuulan, it made our day! San Pablo mountaineers daw o hehe ) Kwentuhan sa next akyat