Bakun (Trio) Duo: Mt. Tenglawan

"... ang kailangan mo lang iwasan ay yung "Mind Resistance" o yung iniisip mo na pagod ka na pero hindi ka naman talaga pagod" --- Niko Tanato, High School Bestfriend

Mt Tenglawan view from Bakun Elem. School

Mt. Tenglawan is 1940+ masl at isa sa pinakamatinding bundok na naakyat ko next to Mt. Tapulao. So from the continuation of Mt. Lobo (Lubo) climb, we wake up at 6am and prepare for trekking to Mt. Tenglawan.

So while preparing, nagkamali ako ng bag. Instead of assault pack, yung tallpack ko yung nadala ko. Then we start to move from the Municipal Hall to a long 6 hours trek to Mt. Tenglawan.

So from the Municipal Hall, a walk then biglang steep PABABA. At first naasar ako dahil aakyat kami, bakit bumaba? then after a very long steepy trail going down (mga 1 hr din yun), narating namin yung unang hanging bridge

1st hanging bridge (c) Aris Caringal

Medyo maikli sya at hindi masyado nakakalula. Few minutes later, MAY ISA PANG hanging bridge, this time, LONGER at mas nakakalula pag tumingin ka sa baba.

2nd hanging bridge (c) Aris Caringal

After that hanging bridge, may malaking tubo na kailangan mong tawirin -- Sa ilalim ng tubo ka dadaan. after that a steepy trail going to the first waiting shed, we continue trekking to Sitio Beyeng for another stopover.

Kapansin-pansin din ang mga nadadaanan namin na may nagkakaingin while we were trekking. According to our guide some of them ay malambot na at maaaring gumuho kaya naging maingat kami.

Going to Sitio Beyeng (c) Aris Caringal

Kapansin pansin din ang mga magagandang view din along the trail.

View from the trail (c) Aris Caringal

So meron kami nadaanan na trail na kahawig na kahawig ng Akiki trail (although hindi ko pa napupuntahan) ng Mt. Pulag because of its pine trees and a steepy trail. Then after sa mga pine trees, sasalubungin ka na ng mga gate o harang na kailangan buksan o laktawin. Few hours later nasa Sitio Beyeng na kami for stopover and refilling of water for drinking. So here we go for the ridge line. Mahaaaaabang lakaran yun, bababa, aakyat, bababa, aakyat hanggang sa marating namin ang paanan ng Mt. Tenglawan. From the foot of Mt. Tenglawan, kumain muna kami.

Foot of Mt. Tenglawan (c) Aris Caringal

From the foot, we continue trekking, but unfortunately, steeper na ang trail making it more difficult to climb. Unfortunately "I can't take it anymore" so I decided to fall back. This is the second time na nag-fall back ako, the first one is Mt. Romelo sa Famy. Although masakit sa akin, Wala na ding oras para maka-summit since 1pm ang target time namin na dapat nasa summit na kami. So there is no choice but to fall back na talaga kaming lahat.

6pm nakarating kami uli sa Municipal Hall. That night, wala na kaming nagawa kundi mag-dinner at natulog. Kinabukasan umulan ng matindi at nagkaroon ng mga matitinding flashflood.

Flashflood

Dahil dun, naisipan na ng grupo na hindi na ituloy ang Mt. Kabunian climb. That concludes na Bakun "Duo" lang ang nagawa namin.

Mt. Kabunian, last moment before going home

Kinabukasan, umalis na kami ng Bakun para umuwi na Pa-Baguio at makauwi na ng Manila. Along the trip, naisipan namin na magpapicture ALONG THE ROAD.

So we headed back to Baguio, buy tickets going home to Manila. At dahil 5pm pa at 11pm pa ang alis namin. Pasyal pasyal din. Tumungo kami sa SM Baguio para mag-dinner sa Sizzling Plate.