Mt. Daraitan
Mt. Daraitan, which sits near the border of Tanay, Rizal and General Nakar, Quezon. One of my favorites,but I don’t want to go back anymore! Why? Though it’s elevation is not as high as other mountains, Daraitan is one of the most difficult to climb for beginners. If you plan on climbing this mountain, set it on summer days.
Daraitan’s trail is composed mostly of limestones, so gear up all your gloves and socks! ‘Coz this trail is literally an adventure! This picture is an unexpected shot. My joiner had a jumpshot in a cliff located in the summit.
“Sa iba ka naman na-fall” The woman in the picture is one of my travel buddies and now is on a relationship with a Pharmacist.
This is one of the attraction in Mt. Daraitan - Heart Peak
This is True. When you hike, you forget all bad things that happen in your life. See this picture? They are all solo joiner. Two of them lost their loved ones. Though hiking is done in a day or few hours, you will feel that you are not alone.
This is the most chillax spots in daraitan, the famous, Tinipak River. Youmust make extra precaution while enjoying the boulders of the river. Because you will not expect current in this area. Many hikers find it a good rest not knowing the rapid current especially in the river.
This is a waterstream where you can take a bath and drink a water because this is a spring that comes out at the foot of the mountain. It is said that this is the spring where the Filipino soldiers that fought in the Japanese war takes their water supply.
Hardest part of the trip with new found friends: Uwian na! There is no bridge that connects the Barangay of Daraitan to the mainland of Rizal, so balsa is the solution.
Mt. Daraitan is a good travel destinations to all travel enthusiasts, to people who wants to have an extraordinary exercise. It is a good source of water supply to other mainlands. The debate of Kaliwa Dam is still in process. What are your thoughts about it?
