The Tagoloan River Canyon in Lawis, Lunocan, Manolo Fortich was a very breath taking place. It is a very perfect spot to unwind and marvel at God's wonderful creations. (My last post about Lawis Let's Color The World...With Canyon!!)
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| Lawis. |
My first visit to Lawis was last March 2013 and so far, the sight is still the best here in Bukidnon. My mind keeps on craving to step on Lawis again.
Last September, I invited some friends to travel with me back to Lawis. Fortunately, 4 confirmed and all is set for an adventure to Lawis.
It was a sunny Sunday and we met at Julies Bakeshop near Bukidnon National High School and by quarter to 8am, we rode a bus towards Barangay Lunocan, Manolo Fortich.
We reached Lunocan by almost 10am. Apparently, the habal habal drivers saw us and raced towards us and asked if where are we going. We said Lawis. The drivers priced P60/head since Lawis is 7-8 kilometers away from Sayre Highway. My friends then asked if they could lower the fare to P50/head. Fortunately, the drivers agreed and we head straight to Lawis.
Rain poured last night and the unpaved road was muddy. The habal habal drivers hasto carefully drive their way through the mud pools to avoid accidents.
Finally! we reached Lawis!
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| Posing with the Tagoloan River on the background. |
My friends were getting bored (surprisingly) and they want more views and adventure. Then one of them said "Naog ta sa suba ta!" (Lets go down to the river!). Amazed, I never thought of that idea. I wasn't geared up for such adventure but because of excitement, we all agreed!
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| Halfway down the Canyon. (A little community exists) |
At first we got lost. I never knew the way down. We searched for the illusive path down to Tagoloan River until we finally saw a rocky, unpaved road leading down the canyon. Feeling excited, we rushed down the canyon.
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| The Lawis shed. (Destroyed due to strong winds) |
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| While descending the canyon. |
Finally, we reached a little community in a small flat area in the canyon. Since we couldn't find another road down, we asked for directions. Its kinda creepy knowing you're on a quite and strange place. There might be rebels! But the locals were friendly and smiled at us. They showed us the way and we continued our trek downwards.
Looking from above, I thought it wasn't a deep canyon. But this trek proved otherwise. We were energy drained and feeling hot. After minutes of trekking, we finally reached the Tagoloan River! It was a very great feeling surviving the treacherous trail down.
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| The Tagoloan Riverbank. |
We chilled and marveled at the place's very great ambiance. Breath taking and enchanting! Beyond words! This place took my breath away again, literally!
While we were relaxing, we saw two young boys enjoying the Tagoloan River waters.
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| Two lads chilling riverside. |
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| Swimming and relaxing at the Tagoloan River. |
Swimming on the river reminded us of our childhood memories. We felt like little children playing and laughing the day away. The water is surprisingly cold! The opposite riverbank is already part of Barangay Sampiano, Malitbog, Bukidnon.
After a fun swim, we prepared and shared lunch. Kain Pinoy!
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| Lunch for the very hungry explorers. |
After lunch, we went again to the river to swim some more. After 2 hours, we decided to head back to Lawis. We prepared our things and went up the high canyon.
Trekking upwards was a struggle! Especially for a fat person like me. There were no flat areas. All I could cling to were the surrounding grasses. We reached the community in the flat region of canyon when rain poured down and made us wet again. The remaining trail upward was a challenge since rainwater made the rocky unpaved trail more slippery than before. I was the most struggled! I gave my bag to my friend to unload my heaviness. Finally, we reached the Lawis shed and at the same time, the rain stopped!
It was a very great adventure. Lawis again took my breath not just once, twice but thrice!
We then learned that the habal habal drivers waited for us. We then rode back to Lunocan.
Tired and thirsty, we stopped for a bit at Lunocan. We thanked the drivers for transporting us safely to and from Lawis.
One of my friends then has to go back to Malaybalay City for an appointment. The 4 of us then went to Barangay Tankulan (Poblacion), Manolo Fortich to accompany one of my remaining friend to her appointment.
Then another adventure happened, we rode our way around Tankulan and heading straight to Barangay San Miguel, MF to a famous golf course in Mindanao.
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| The Manolo Fortich Municipal Hall. |
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| Clubhouse. Part of the Del Monte Golf Course in Cawayanon, San Miguel, Manolo Fortich. |
Reaching the Del Monte Golf Course, I was amazed. I never though I would enter such a sosyal place.
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| Lets golf! Left-Right: Kuya DanBarth, Shahani, Ramon, Jude and me. |
The ambiance at the Clubhouse shows American influence, its architecture and style. The food are very delicious! Enough to satisfy our hungry tummies from our first adventure.
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| A beautiful church in front of the golf course's main entrance. |
Its getting late and we have to go back to Tankulan. We again rode on the borrowed motorcycles and ride our hearts away through the Sayre Highway. Upon reaching Tankulan, we thanked the Onahon brothers for the company. We boarded a bus plying Valencia City.
By almost 7:30pm, we reached Malaybalay City!
Planning travels is good, but mostly, unplanned travels are the most memorable!
The Return to Lawis and The Round Trip at Manolo Fortich
Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
September 22, 2013
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