Twin Hikes of Mounts Manabu & Maculot

How about hiking 2 mountains in a day? Impossible? Not really. It could be difficult, but certainly doable with proper planning of time and destinations. Below is a photo taken from the summit of Mt. Manabu in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. The mystic Mt. Banahaw is barely discernible, covered with haze and a few clouds near its summit.

Our group of 12 climbers met at Fiesta Mall in Lipa City, Batangas the other Sunday at 6:00 am. After taking our breakfast of lomi soup worth Php 40/bowl in a Sto. Tomas eatery, we arrived at Mt. Manabu's jump off point at past 7:30 am. 

Climbing Mt. Manalmon in Bulacan

Right after Christmas, my two sons, 2 nephews, and I embarked on a fun trek at Mt. Manalmon in San Miguel, Bulacan. After leaving my mother-in-law's home in the neighboring town of San Ildefonso at 5:45 am, we've had a forgetable breakfast of congee in a bus stop along the Cagayan Valley road. Then turning right at a road opposite a Total gas station, we reached Sitio Madlum, part of barangay Sibul along the Madlum river by 7:30 am.

Lower than Taal volcano, the world's smallest active volcano, below are the technical specs of Mt. Manalmon according to Pinoy Mountaineer website: