Post by Karl Welteke on Nov 19, 2014 11:15:14 GMT 8
HIGH ROAD BETWEEN I CORPS AND II CORPS ON THE BATAAN BATTLE FIELD
CONNECTING TRAIL #46 WITH TRAIL #9 FROM I CORPS AND THE INTERSECTIONS WITH TRAILS # 44, 6 AND 8.
On the 17th Nov. 2014 I made this long walk and I am happy about. I chose the correct trail, Trail #46, and made the connection to trail #9. 2010 I had walked from Trail #29 and Trail #9 towards this direction and when I got to the turnaround point I remembered the place that I had been here on that walk in 2010. I don’t have the GPS track though.
I took many pictures but did not bother to upload them because they are boring to most but they help me remember the geography. So in this effort to learn and describe the Bataan Battle Field I only present 6 graphs and 18 images.
Y627. After the walk now, I can mark the spot where I wanted to be and where I did turn around. That ridgeline is the watershed boundary between the rivers Catmon and San Vicente.
Y628. I am up a considerable distance and I’m looking back. Right is Pandan River on my south side and at right is Caponitan River. Trail #46 is between these two rivers. In the distance is the small Orion Hill.
Y629. Looking towards Mt. Samat, one question comes to mind “Where have all the forests gone?”
Y630. That is how the trail looked much of the way; this father with his two daughters must have lived nearby. One common activity in these hills is the cutting of cogon grass for roofing.
Y631. The track graph from my Garmin GPS device, nearly 21 km, 7 hours and 700 meter, not bad for Old Carlos.
Y632. My GPS track on Google Earth with landmarks indicated.
Y633. Again my GPS track of this walk and the recent other two.
Y634. The WWII battle map with the approximate trail I walked today indicated and a major new trail I noticed. I will walk that one in the future.
Y635. A section from a 1:50000 map of the area, it does give you the many river names.
Y636. My elevation graph, note that it took a longer to go up than down, he, he!
Y637. I should have marked this picture, besides Mt. Samat we see the new substantial trail which runs on the east bank of the San Vicente River Valley and connects to this Trail #46 which I’m on now. In front the less important river Caponitan where it starts here
Y638. This is where the new trail, coming from the right, joins the trail #46 I’m on now. It seems that more traffic is coming from there than from my direction, judging by the use/ware of the trails.
Y639. I came across a number of horses, I present this picture to show that the trail is used more since the new trail connected with mine, Trail #46.
Y640. This is Trail #46 fording the San Vicente River; I think this picture is unique because it shows that man arranged the rocks that this crossing can be done by wheeled vehicles. The two rocks in the middle should not be there but could be moved easily.
Y641. After the fording of the San Vicente River it went up pretty steep, up the ridge dividing the San Vicente River (called Pita River, upriver on the map) and the Pilar River (called Tala River, upriver on the map). Right now we are looking down on the Tala/Pilar River Valley.
Y642. I was glad to see this spot, this were I turned around. I remembered this area; I was here before in 2010 with my friend Charlie. We had started out on Trail #29 and then rounded the headwaters of the Catmon River and called it quits here at this same very spot. After studied the WWII map I read that the trail rounding the headwaters of the Catmon River should be Trail #9 coming from the west, the I Corps.
Y643. View from my turnaround point, we see Mt. Limay and the NE slopes of Mt. Mariveles.
Y644. View from my turnaround point, we see the NE slopes of Mt. Mariveles.
Y645. View from my turnaround point, we see the Catmon River valley, the ridge line with Trail #29 and in the distance the Mt. Natib complex.
Y646. This family lives way up here in the hill and they had a substantial house. I am showing this picture because I often get asked “Where are the People”?
Y467. These two men were scraping those sticks with broken grass but I do not know what for.
Y648. I am down a substantial distance, Mt. Samat and a small trail is in view. Again my question based on the battle report which mention always the woods and jungle, where has the forest gone? The two valleys in front are river arms of the Caponitan River.
Y649. On my return march, I was surprised to see a vehicle this far up the trail. It seems they are picking up those cogon grass bundles.
Y650. The last picture, further down the trail, more cogon grass and Mt. Samat.
CONNECTING TRAIL #46 WITH TRAIL #9 FROM I CORPS AND THE INTERSECTIONS WITH TRAILS # 44, 6 AND 8.
On the 17th Nov. 2014 I made this long walk and I am happy about. I chose the correct trail, Trail #46, and made the connection to trail #9. 2010 I had walked from Trail #29 and Trail #9 towards this direction and when I got to the turnaround point I remembered the place that I had been here on that walk in 2010. I don’t have the GPS track though.
I took many pictures but did not bother to upload them because they are boring to most but they help me remember the geography. So in this effort to learn and describe the Bataan Battle Field I only present 6 graphs and 18 images.
Y627. After the walk now, I can mark the spot where I wanted to be and where I did turn around. That ridgeline is the watershed boundary between the rivers Catmon and San Vicente.
Y628. I am up a considerable distance and I’m looking back. Right is Pandan River on my south side and at right is Caponitan River. Trail #46 is between these two rivers. In the distance is the small Orion Hill.
Y629. Looking towards Mt. Samat, one question comes to mind “Where have all the forests gone?”
Y630. That is how the trail looked much of the way; this father with his two daughters must have lived nearby. One common activity in these hills is the cutting of cogon grass for roofing.
Y631. The track graph from my Garmin GPS device, nearly 21 km, 7 hours and 700 meter, not bad for Old Carlos.
Y632. My GPS track on Google Earth with landmarks indicated.
Y633. Again my GPS track of this walk and the recent other two.
Y634. The WWII battle map with the approximate trail I walked today indicated and a major new trail I noticed. I will walk that one in the future.
Y635. A section from a 1:50000 map of the area, it does give you the many river names.
Y636. My elevation graph, note that it took a longer to go up than down, he, he!
Y637. I should have marked this picture, besides Mt. Samat we see the new substantial trail which runs on the east bank of the San Vicente River Valley and connects to this Trail #46 which I’m on now. In front the less important river Caponitan where it starts here
Y638. This is where the new trail, coming from the right, joins the trail #46 I’m on now. It seems that more traffic is coming from there than from my direction, judging by the use/ware of the trails.
Y639. I came across a number of horses, I present this picture to show that the trail is used more since the new trail connected with mine, Trail #46.
Y640. This is Trail #46 fording the San Vicente River; I think this picture is unique because it shows that man arranged the rocks that this crossing can be done by wheeled vehicles. The two rocks in the middle should not be there but could be moved easily.
Y641. After the fording of the San Vicente River it went up pretty steep, up the ridge dividing the San Vicente River (called Pita River, upriver on the map) and the Pilar River (called Tala River, upriver on the map). Right now we are looking down on the Tala/Pilar River Valley.
Y642. I was glad to see this spot, this were I turned around. I remembered this area; I was here before in 2010 with my friend Charlie. We had started out on Trail #29 and then rounded the headwaters of the Catmon River and called it quits here at this same very spot. After studied the WWII map I read that the trail rounding the headwaters of the Catmon River should be Trail #9 coming from the west, the I Corps.
Y643. View from my turnaround point, we see Mt. Limay and the NE slopes of Mt. Mariveles.
Y644. View from my turnaround point, we see the NE slopes of Mt. Mariveles.
Y645. View from my turnaround point, we see the Catmon River valley, the ridge line with Trail #29 and in the distance the Mt. Natib complex.
Y646. This family lives way up here in the hill and they had a substantial house. I am showing this picture because I often get asked “Where are the People”?
Y467. These two men were scraping those sticks with broken grass but I do not know what for.
Y648. I am down a substantial distance, Mt. Samat and a small trail is in view. Again my question based on the battle report which mention always the woods and jungle, where has the forest gone? The two valleys in front are river arms of the Caponitan River.
Y649. On my return march, I was surprised to see a vehicle this far up the trail. It seems they are picking up those cogon grass bundles.
Y650. The last picture, further down the trail, more cogon grass and Mt. Samat.