"FROM THIS TRAIL FORWARD......": Backpacking Northern Bontoc

Bontoc it is.

Tracing trails less traveled and rediscovering profound setting only local people utilize, I decide on Bontoc.

Immersing with people and be informed of things that might come about during petty conversations. And upon submission……two and a half days and two full nights I came up with these:

Rediscovering Bliss:

Geysers

“Geysers are manifestations of volcanic activity. They result from the interaction of groundwater with magma or with solidified but still-hot igneous rocks at shallow depths.”

“Geysers are hot springs that intermittently spout a column of hot water and steam into the air. This action is caused by the water in deep conduits beneath a geyser approaching or reaching the boiling point. As bubbles of steam or dissolved gas begin to for,, rise, and expand, hot water spills from the geyser’s vent, lowering the pressure on the water column below. Water at depth then momentarily exceeds its boiling point and flashes into steam, forcing additional water from the vent. This chain reaction continues until the geyser exhausts its supply of boiling water.

After a geyser stops spouting, the conduits at depth refill with groundwater and reheating begins again.”

Public Onsen

An onsen is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language (温泉^?), though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. Onsen were traditionally used as public bathing places. Onsen come in many types and shapes, including outdoor (露天風呂 or 野天風呂 or roten-buro or noten-buro) and indoor baths. Baths may be either public run by a municipality or private (内湯 uchiyu) often run as part of a hotel. Onsen water is believed to have healing powers derived from its mineral content