Mt. Marami Traverse: The Unforgettable Hike
My brother and I started our walk at around 3 am from our house to Aguinaldo Hi-way and eventually wait for the organizer and other hikers at McDo Palapala at 4 am for our hike at Mt. Marami in Maragondon. Marami is the the tagalog word for many or plenty. For me, Mt. Marami stands for maraming lakad , maraming hingal , and maraning cramps, yes... Cramps! It was the first time that my both legs got cramps during a hike and that made our hike extra long, one of our tour guide even carried me (thanks kuya Vin). We started our trek at around 8:30am and instead of the usually wide, open trail used by hikers, we took the old trail. The old trail is more shaded according to our guide but the amount of time to trek to the summit is just the same as the open trail. At first, I can't comprehend how come that the trail we're taking is shaded... Just look at the photos above, there are trees but it doesn't give shade or something... haha! We walked like that