Misadventures at San Jose Circuit (Mt. Kawayan, Mt. Bungkol Baka and Mt. Tangisan)
‘Never let a stumble in the road be the end of the journey.’ From mountain to police station My San Jose trilogy dayhike climb was memorable in so many ways; but as much as I would like to say that it was in a good way, it’s certainly not. To say that it was also my first home province climb would not ease the disappointment I felt either. My angst about what transpired in scaling the three mountains of San Jose, Tarlac was mainly due to the challenges posed by some unestablished part of the trail, the unreliability of some of our guides, how mediocre the three mountains seemed, and the unfortunate incident involving the local authorities of this town. The latter was an ordeal that I would rather forget. Until this moment, I couldn’t believe how we ended up in a police station after a whole day of trekking three mountains. I consider it as one of the worst days of my life and of my novice hiking career. Still, like in every climb I’ve been to, my journey to this place pr