tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28242365800823402372010-12-05T03:53:47.999-08:00Ross Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11556750821519475041ra_strachan@hotmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2824236580082340237.post-77897274494624305182010-09-04T14:33:00.000-07:002010-12-05T03:53:48.017-08:002010-12-05T03:53:48.017-08:00During my last trip to Philippines, my girlfriend and i did a trek up to Mt Pinatubo.<br /> The volcano is located 87&nbsp;km (55 miles) northwest of Manila, 14&nbsp;km (9 miles) west of the former Clark Air Base, and 37&nbsp;km (23&nbsp;mi) north of the former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay<br /> Clark Air Base's residential areas and petroleum storage facilities were in much closer proximity to the volcano than the airfield complex and neighboring Angeles City.<br /> <br /> The first part of the trip involved a 1hr 4wd trip in the jeeps pictured below.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hov55LXQwsc/TPdtsIV0BEI/AAAAAAAAAAU/P0IjDdmA4GE/s1600/40865_163125383713041_100000467423343_506456_5875042_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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