Scary place to camp
Scary place to camp
There is one campsite here at the foothills of a volcano. Reputedly the smallest volcano. Taal volcano sits on an island which have inhabitants. In fact, there is a resort there. But the campsite is way up the side of the volcano itself. I have read a lot of testimonies saying that the place is enchanted. And campers will just get sick with no reason at all that native folks say the camper may have offended the gods there. We have plans of going there last year but with the stories we heard, we were somewhat stymied. Maybe we can pursue that plan this year of 2017 when we are not busy with our schedule.
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Decentlady
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Re: Scary place to camp
If the volcano is active, it is possible to have an aura of poisonous gases and fumes around the mountain. Probably the reason for the sickness of the campers.
If I were you I would definitely check it out provided I wear a mask just incase I shall be inhaling dangerous and sickening air around me.
If I were you I would definitely check it out provided I wear a mask just incase I shall be inhaling dangerous and sickening air around me.
Re: Scary place to camp
My family used to camp in Algonquin Park in Ontario when I was a kid. We used to do a lot of the day hikes with our dog.
The dog was a crazy runner, and would run up and down the trail, back and forth between my parents and my brother and me.
This one trail ended at a lookout. My brother and I stopped to take in the view, and my dog arrived, seconds later, travelling at full speed.
He attempted to apply the brakes, but the momentum carried him right over the edge.
We freaked out. Our dog had just gone over a cliff, and it was a good 50 or 60 foot drop.
I ventured over to the edge to look. My dog had somehow landed on the one ledge that sat about 10 feet down.
Shit. Now what? Any movement, and my dog would fall the rest of the way down. It was a shear face, and no way to get down.
OUT OF THE BLUE, from the trail behind, appears a hiker WITH FULL CLIMBING GEAR. Algonquin is not an area known for a lot of climbing. I've never seen anyone before or since with gear on that trail.
This guy belayed down, rescued my dog, packed up and left. He didn't even stick around long enough to get his name. To all intents and purposes, he just returned to the trail and vanished.
The dog was a crazy runner, and would run up and down the trail, back and forth between my parents and my brother and me.
This one trail ended at a lookout. My brother and I stopped to take in the view, and my dog arrived, seconds later, travelling at full speed.
He attempted to apply the brakes, but the momentum carried him right over the edge.
We freaked out. Our dog had just gone over a cliff, and it was a good 50 or 60 foot drop.
I ventured over to the edge to look. My dog had somehow landed on the one ledge that sat about 10 feet down.
Shit. Now what? Any movement, and my dog would fall the rest of the way down. It was a shear face, and no way to get down.
OUT OF THE BLUE, from the trail behind, appears a hiker WITH FULL CLIMBING GEAR. Algonquin is not an area known for a lot of climbing. I've never seen anyone before or since with gear on that trail.
This guy belayed down, rescued my dog, packed up and left. He didn't even stick around long enough to get his name. To all intents and purposes, he just returned to the trail and vanished.
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