This is finally a fulfilled mission hike for me and the rest of the team, a traverse day hike from sitio Kidaran of Tibolo and sitio Pilan of Sinoron. Together with LOGSAC buddies Froilan, Cristine and Edoy we completed the hike in more or less six hours using a hunter's track of varied ecosystems such as tropical rainforest, farmlands and creeks and river systems.
The total route is 14 kilometers with 500 plus meters elevation gain highlighting 2 summits namely: Buribid and Saroso. Buribid is a long stretch of mountain range within the Tibolo-Sibulan-Sinoron loop that has become major subject of conservation because of the presence rich flora and fauna. This hike also re-affirmed that Sinoron has bigger portion of a vast virgin forest occupying several sitios Saroso, Biga, Likop, Libodon and Sangay with Mt. Dinor as its ace. The presence of 47 species of birds along the trail reminded me that this mountain range is very special, and that requires special effort for conservation.
According to our guide Abong, the trail was used by locals long time ago for hunting and as access to sitio Kapatagan of Digos City in buying needed household stuff such as rice, bulad, lamas etc., an information that defined their struggles for survival.
