Attention to all daredevil thrill seekers: You might want to visit San Clemente, Camiling Tarlac to experience Mt. Damas and various waterfalls (Si-El Falls, Ubod Falls, Timangguyob Falls & Canding Falls).
It is said that the trek going to Mt. Damas is really challenging thus you will be very much rewarded once you see Si-El Falls and traversed down to Ubod Falls. Kindly do coordinate first with their local government before your hike for safety. You may check http://www.mypilipinas.com/mt-damas.html as he detailed their overnight itinerary and expenses on this dreaded major hike and would definitely help you out with his pointers.
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| Mt. Damas Camiling Tarlac, is said to be a dreaded major hike. (Photo not mine. CTTO.) |
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You will pass by Si-El Falls on your trek with Mt. Damas. (Photo not mine. CTTO)
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| The majestic Ubod Falls view from afar. (Photo not mine. CTTO) |
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| Ubod Falls up-close. (Photo not mine. CTTO) |
Whilst, Timangguyob Falls offers an arduous 11KM journey yet you will be gratified once you reached your destination, so better start your treks early. Please do hire a local guide to avoid getting lost and prevent any accidents because a local told me that there are some paths that you need to walk side steps or else you might fall down from that cliff. You may check
https://trendingpedia.blogspot.com/2017/01/explore-and-discover-beautiful-falls-of.html?m=1 for your basic guidance on going there.
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Timangguyob Falls, 11KM ahead. WOULD YOU DARE? (Photo not mine. CTTO)
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| Enchanting Timangguyob Falls. (Photo not mine. CTTO) |
Due to my heart health condition (Heart Failure due to Cardiomyopathy), I am prohibited to do extreme adventures like the aforementioned.
And so, the falls that we visited was Canding Falls. It was formerly called “Pader Falls” by the locals since the water looks like it is falling from a wall.
The trek took us about half an hour to reach the falls from our jump off point where we left our vehicle, stuffs and food since it is prohibited to eat there.
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| Canding River. Locals tried to block the running water with stacked stones. |
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| Canding River. Locals tried to block the running water with stacked stones. |
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| early morn selfie ^_^ |
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| our rented cottage for Php150 per table x2 = Php300.00 |
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| clean and clear running water |
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| black tube is where they get their water for the restrooms |
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| clean & clear waters of Canding |
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| A smile and some Vitamin D |
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| Our rented cottage for Php300.00 |
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| Choco-pose just behind the hanging bridge |
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| try daw nya kung matibay ^_^ |
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| my youngest getting curious again |
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| my children enjoying the fresh clean waters of Canning |
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| more playmates |
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| playmates it is.. ^_^ |
There are few trees along the way and have to cross around four (4) rivers. Thanks to mother nature, you won’t even want to whine about the scorching heat of the sun because the different chirp of the birds sounds like they are cheering for you (very calming). Have also spoken to a local (Tatay Nestor Lacson) and shared the story of this waterfall (Canding/Pader Falls) passed by his ancestors. He said that it is really a cave long long before and it has gone through various natural phenomenons which made the ceiling and some walls naturally collapsed exposing the waterfall out in the open. Since then, the locals called it Pader Falls due to its guise.
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| try not to get your feet wet |
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| passing through |
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| step no. step yes. |
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| hopscotch? |
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| we saw a school of fish |
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| hi tutoring princess |
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| Bamboo Arched |
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| Bamboo Arched |
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| walk pa more |
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| cross pa more |
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| konti na lang.. |
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| koooonti na lang talaga... |
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| onti para cute... |
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| hetooo naaa |
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| naririnig ko naaa |
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| wow linaw ng tuig |
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| YES!!! FINALLY WE ARE HERE!!! |
Though the trail seem to be like “pabebe” walk I also need to warn you that few deaths have already been listed there and the latest happened last March 30, 2018. Good thing that nothing happened to anyone of us as we only heard the story when we got back from our waterfall adventure to our jump off rented cottage. It is said that there is a weird motion of current happening under water because of the two (2) underwater caves there. The underwater cave on the left when you are facing towards the falls (just above where people do their cliff jumps), could fit one (1) tricycle, and no one could go further exploring because there are two big boulder rocks blocking the passage. While the underwater cave on the right when you are facing towards the falls (where you can also see so many small birds nesting inside wall cracks) could fit one (1) whole big dump truck or more as no one dare to explore further due to the underwater current.
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| truly enchanting falls |
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| my youngest son enjoying his first time to ride a balsa |
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| my youngest son's first time to see and experience natural waterfalls |
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| SWEAAAT! |
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| REWARD!! |
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| Soooo beautiful.. |
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| see his smile? |
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| very much enchanting |
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| bro nandito ung camera... |
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| so relaxing! |
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| wanted to cliff dive... but I am really scared... |
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| the view is really relaxing |
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| dive pa more |
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| Ahhhh.. Nature.... |
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| swim swim swim |
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| love the cold clear water.. |
Locals say that Canding/Pader Falls could possibly be around 60ft deep. The water is so clear that before you get to the deep part, you can see the pebbles below, so my father tried to reach the bottom raising his arms to see how deep are we seeing from above the water. When he reached the pebbled floor with his arms raised, it was his fingers that were only left above the water. My father is 5’7” in height, so you may do your own calculations how deep it was (just before you go in the middle) yet you could still sight the pebbles underwater.
A soft reminder to my fellow travellers, please practice LNT. Take nothing but photos, Leave nothing but footprints.
