Virgin Falls is one of the two popular falls (the other one being Tudaya Falls) enroute to Mt. Apo. This falls boast of crystal clear water hidden deep inside the valleys of the Kapatagan area. One has to endure trekking down the slippery ravine, towards this waterfall. But the waterfall and pool is so alluring that several “kablags!” down the path is definitely worth the beauty before us!
“Onin!” You said this trail is easy!!! I seriously thought Onin need to rethink his concept of an “easy trail”. We never trained for this! ” My rants fell to deaf ears as I was too busy inching our way down the steep, slippery path. “Trek on all fours!!” added the veteran Chris.
It was an all enduring “yahooooo!” for me as we reached the camp site near the Falls.
We pitched our tent under an old abandoned hut just above the falls. I was too tired (and afraid of the dark hehehe) to even wash my feet down the falls. We found some use for our tissue paper and alcohol. Chris and Onin fetched potable water and we cooked our meals. It was not our first time camping together but this kicked my leg muscles so hard I barely can stand. We ate happily that night talking and reminiscing our treks together. The cold breeze, as well as our sore thigh muscles certainly induced us all to sleep fast! Snore me!
When I woke up the next morning I immediately went scouting the Virgin Falls first. The awesome waterfall that lay in front of my eyes “greeted” (seriously, I hope she wouldn’t say hello or I’ll run) with pure nature beauty. “Shucks ganda!” A 10 feet wide, crystal clear, water spout burst from nowhere some 30 feet up and fell directly into a basin of water bed in front of me. Surrounded by staggering, circular rock wall , the pool area is so inviting I almost forgot I have to get water first and come back later for the dip.
Taking the VCR and camera with me, I took photos and videos of my other three buddies busily cooking and cleaning up our mess. We then went back to the falls for the swim and took more pictures and videos like some VJs wanting a slap in your face!
And we saw slap of course. Piles of empty sardine cans and garbages tucked on the side of the stream. There were not-so-cute names vandalized on the rock wall. Sigh..
This Virgin falls may not last long for our children to see if we continue our reckless habit of leaving our trace behind!
So when we left, we made sure we left nothing but footprints and brought only memories from our Virgin Falls camping. It was an eye opening for all of us who had endured so much on our trip to that place and enjoyed the feat just as well!