Five years ago I found myself trekking the 7km long trail to the crater of Mt. Pinatubo. I was with my colleagues. It was a misty and rough, wet and dangerous trek. Much, I would say but that was in Capas, Tarlac and this is Botolan Zambales now. Pictures below were some of those we took in 2012.
[Photo taken November 10, 2012]
Fast forward to 2017. Same old, the road was rough, dusty, from time to time misty as rainy season had befallen the trails toward the crater. January, I came back with my travel buddy and her sister after I had long promised that I wouldn't go back and venture that rough road I had traveled before. This time our route was through Botolan, Zambales.
"Sometimes, we dared travel the same road because it's not anymore about the destination, it's about the people you travel with that makes the journey worth re-taking." This I often use to convince myself.
Because it was a trip that my friend organized, I did not realize that the jump off point was different from my first trip back in 2012 so I asked the guide. Unfortunately, he seemed unaware that I was talking about Capas' trail. Little did I know that it was Capas, until I revisited my old photos where we took some in Capas Death March Memorial.
I definitely preferred Botolan trail because of over the mountain top view. It was scenic and serene.
Capping the year off, I again visited the famous volcano.
