Mt. Pinatubo Lake Trek
Went trekking up the Mt. Pinatubo Crater Lake with my sis and cousins last 17 April, and this is what it looks like at this time of the year. It turns a gorgeous colour of bright blue-green in May, but the rich green of it now is still oh so much worth the 1-hr bumpy and dusty ride on a 4x4 and the 2-hr trek on foot in sand and stones on an uneven and uphill path. The lake was created when the volcano erupted in 1991, with the original summit collapsing due to the frequent and strong earthquakes and the expulsions themselves, i guess. The quakes and lightnings (due to a typhoon) were the most frightening to me, from that experience (i was 9). Oh and the night-like darkness at 11am and 3pm. The lake is actually in danger of disappearing because its walls might not be able to hold the water in, though they've already dug up channels for drainage for when the water level becomes too high. I fervently hope it stays this way.
The lake.
The bumpy and dusty 4x4 ride. Drive-by shots of the other group's ride.
The Aeta Life. Aetas are the indigenous people of the Philippines.
The hikers.
There are small streams of cool water along the way.
A boat ride to get to the other side of the lake.
The other side of the lake. That's me bending down to look at the bubbling, hot water. For the most part, the lake's water is very cool, but there are a few spots where it's smoking hot. People have boiled eggs, there were egg shells!
Man, i love his Chillin' place. He's the guy who rowed our boat. His spot overlooks the lake.
The lake.
The bumpy and dusty 4x4 ride. Drive-by shots of the other group's ride.
The Aeta Life. Aetas are the indigenous people of the Philippines.
The hikers.
There are small streams of cool water along the way.
A boat ride to get to the other side of the lake.
The other side of the lake. That's me bending down to look at the bubbling, hot water. For the most part, the lake's water is very cool, but there are a few spots where it's smoking hot. People have boiled eggs, there were egg shells!
Man, i love his Chillin' place. He's the guy who rowed our boat. His spot overlooks the lake.