tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73497201976797799272024-03-13T05:40:24.055-07:00GadoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01157835612557576091noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7349720197679779927.post-23121812885244180332014-08-16T11:38:00.000-07:002014-08-26T01:34:56.885-07:00Mount Ijen, Bondowoso<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trip</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">excursion</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to the</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">crater</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is quite</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">impressive</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bondowoso</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">town</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">began to</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">see the wonderful</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coffee plantations</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the slopes</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of Mount</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="hps" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kawah Ijen</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">before reaching the</span> <span class="hps">crater</span>, <span class="hps">you</span> <span class="hps">can</span> <span class="hps">see the wonderful</span> <span class="hps">Waterfall</span> <span class="hps">Banyupahit</span>. <span class="hps">Named</span> <span class="hps">banyupahit</span> <span class="hps">because</span> <span class="hps">spring</span> <span class="hps">water comes from</span> <span class="hps">the crater</span> <span class="hps">containing</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span>, <span class="hps">so that</span> <span class="hps">the water</span> <span class="hps">tasted bitter</span>, <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">green</span> <span class="hps">in color</span> <span class="hps">between</span> <span class="hps">clear</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">dark</span>, <span class="hps">and accompanied by</span> <span class="hps">cool air</span> <span class="hps">dam</span> <span class="hps">row of</span> <span class="hps">evergreen</span> <span class="hps">forest</span> <span class="hps">trees</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">lined</span> <span class="hps">neatly</span> <span class="hps">around</span> <span class="hps">the location of</span> <span class="hps">this waterfall</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">To</span> <span class="hps">reach the</span> <span class="hps">crater rim</span>, <span class="hps">required</span> <span class="hps">climbing</span> <span class="hps">as far as</span> <span class="hps">2-3</span> <span class="hps">kilometers</span>. <span class="hps">stunning natural scenery</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">Mount</span> <span class="hps">Kawah</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span> <span class="hps">has a crater</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">a long line of</span> <span class="hps">+</span> <span class="hps">911</span> <span class="hps">meters</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">600</span> <span class="hps">meters</span> <span class="hps">wide</span>. <span class="hps">Inside</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">crater</span> <span class="hps">there is a</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span>puddle" <span class="hps">turquoise</span> <span class="hps">colored</span> <span class="hps">water</span> <span class="hps">containing</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">of approximately</span> <span class="hps">54</span> <span class="hps">acres</span>, <span class="hps">or about</span> <span class="hps">40</span> <span class="hps">million</span> <span class="hps">cubic meters</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">From the</span> <span class="hps">rim of the crater</span>, <span class="hps">sulfur</span>-scented <span class="hps">sticking</span> <span class="hps">dense</span> <span class="hps">smoke</span>. <span class="hps">As a precaution</span>, travelers <span class="hps">should</span> <span class="hps">bring</span> <span class="hps">a mask</span> <span class="hps">to protect</span> <span class="hps">the lungs</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">respiratory</span> <span class="hps">irritation</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">Far</span> <span class="hps">to the</span> <span class="hps">crater</span> <span class="hps">visible</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">miners</span>. <span class="hps">with the</span> <span class="hps">skills</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">expertise of</span> <span class="hps">these</span> <span class="hps">miners</span> <span class="hps">up</span> <span class="hps">a steep</span> <span class="hps">ridge</span>, <span class="hps">then</span> <span class="hps">down the slope</span> <span class="hps">towards the</span> <span class="hps">crater</span> <span class="hps">walls of</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">which</span> <span class="hps">they</span> <span class="hps">solve</span> <span class="hps">using</span> <span class="hps">simple equipment</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">Sulfur</span> <span class="hps">chunks of</span> <span class="hps">greenish</span> <span class="hps">yellow</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">transported</span> <span class="hps">using a</span> <span class="hps">basket</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">bamboo</span>. <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">containing</span> <span class="hps">100</span> <span class="hps">kg</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="hps">In</span> <span class="hps">August-September</span>, <span class="hps">the view of Mount</span> <span class="hps">Kawah</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span> <span class="hps">more lively</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">the growth of</span> <span class="hps">perennial</span> <span class="hps">flowers</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">types of</span> <span class="hps">yellow and</span> <span class="hps">white</span> <span class="hps">edelweiss</span> <span class="hps">blooming</span> <br /><br /><span class="hps">Ijen Crater</span> <span class="hps">tourist area</span> <span class="hps">is divided into</span> <span class="hps">two</span> <span class="hps">districts</span> <span class="hps">and the</span> <span class="hps">two</span> <span class="hps">counties</span>, <span class="hps">the District</span> <span class="hps">Glossy,</span> <span class="hps">Banyuwangi</span> <span class="hps">district</span>, <span class="hps">as well as District</span> <span class="hps">Sempol</span> <span class="hps">located</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">the regency</span>, <span class="hps">East Java</span>, <span class="hps">Indonesia</span>. <br /> <span class="hps">To</span> <span class="hps">reach the</span> <span class="hps">recreation area</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span>, <span class="hps">Bondowoso</span> <span class="hps">through the</span> <span class="hps">city</span> <span class="hps">using</span> <span class="hps">ground transportation</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">Situbondo</span> <span class="hps">then</span> <span class="hps">about</span> <span class="hps">2.5-3</span> <span class="hps">hours</span>, <span class="hps">passing</span> <span class="hps">smoothly paved</span> <span class="hps">roads</span> <span class="hps">so far</span> <span class="hps">+</span> <span class="hps">90</span> <span class="hps">km</span>. <span class="hps">From the</span> <span class="hps">next</span> <span class="hps">village</span> <span class="hps">Sempol</span>, <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">post</span> <span class="hps">Paltuding</span> <span class="hps">which is about</span> <span class="hps">15</span> <span class="hps">km</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">the village of</span> <span class="hps">Sempol</span>. <br /><br /><span class="hps">If the</span> <span class="hps">journey</span> <span class="hps">starts</span> <span class="hps">from the south</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>Banyuwangi regency), <span class="hps">the travelers</span> <span class="hps">takes about</span> <span class="hps">30</span> <span class="hps">minutes</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>+ <span class="hps">15</span> <span class="hps">km</span>) <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">reach</span> <span class="hps">the District</span> <span class="hps">Glossy,</span> <span class="hps">Banyuwangi</span>, <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">then</span> <span class="hps">proceed to</span> <span class="hps">the Post</span> <span class="hps">Paltuding</span> <span class="hps">as far as</span> <span class="hps">18</span> <span class="hps">miles</span>. <span class="hps">From</span> <span class="hps">the District</span> <span class="hps">to the Post</span> <span class="hps">Paltuding</span> <span class="hps">Slick</span> <br /><br /><span class="hps">Heading</span> <span class="hps">Paltuding</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">the last post</span> <span class="hps">before making</span> <span class="hps">the climb</span>. <span class="hps">From Post</span> <span class="hps">Paltuding</span>, <span class="hps">can</span> <span class="hps">make the climb</span> <span class="hps">to the crater</span> <span class="hps">of Ijen</span> <span class="hps">as far as</span> <span class="hps">2-3</span> <span class="hps">km</span>. <span class="hps">The climb should be</span> <span class="hps">done in the morning</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">avoid</span> <span class="hps">pekatnya</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">fumes</span>. <span class="hps">At</span> <span class="hps">14:00 pm</span>, <span class="hps">the hiking trail</span> <span class="hps">is usually</span> <span class="hps">closed</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">safety reasons</span>, <span class="hps">because it was feared</span> <span class="hps">that contain</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">wind</span> <span class="hps">climbing lane</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">leads to</span> <span class="hps">harmful</span> <br /><br /><span class="hps">Kawah</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span> <span class="hps">has had</span> <span class="hps">a variety of</span> <span class="hps">facilities</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">adequate</span> <span class="hps">accommodation</span>. <span class="hps">Paved road</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">town</span> <span class="hps">to the crater</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span> <span class="hps">Bondowoso</span>, <span class="hps">for example</span>, <span class="hps">is fairly</span> <span class="hps">smooth</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">very</span> <span class="hps">adequate</span>. <span class="hps">Excursion</span> <span class="hps">for tourists</span> <span class="hps">who</span> <span class="hps">use</span> <span class="hps">private vehicles</span>, <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">parking area</span> <span class="hps">at</span> <span class="hps">the Post</span> <span class="hps">Paltuding</span> <span class="hps">can</span> <span class="hps">be a safe place</span> <span class="hps">to park</span> <span class="hps">the vehicle</span>. <span class="hps">Not</span> <span class="hps">only that</span>, <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">this</span> <span class="hps">post</span> <span class="hps">there are some</span> <span class="hps">facilities</span> <span class="hps">for overnight</span>, <span class="hps">such as</span> <span class="hps">cottage</span>, <span class="hps">inn</span>, <span class="hps">campground</span> <span class="hps">areas</span>, <span class="hps">as well as</span> <span class="hps">food stalls</span> <br /><br /><span class="hps">Mount</span> <span class="hps">Kawah</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>or commonly <span class="hps">abbreviated as</span> <span class="hps">Kawah Ijen</span>) <span class="hps">is one of the</span> <span class="hps">active volcano in</span> <span class="hps">East Java</span>. <span class="hps">This mountain</span> <span class="hps">is part</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">National Park Alas</span> <span class="hps">Purwo</span>, <span class="hps">which is</span> <span class="hps">a national</span> <span class="hps">park</span> <span class="hps">located</span> <span class="hps">in Banyuwangi</span>, <span class="hps">East Java</span>. <span class="hps">However</span>, <span class="hps">administratively</span>, <span class="hps">the crater</span> <span class="hps">is divided into</span> <span class="hps">two</span> <span class="hps">districts</span>, <span class="hps">namely</span> <span class="hps">Bondowoso</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Banyuwangi</span>, <span class="hps">East Java</span>. <br /><br /><span class="hps">Mount</span> <span class="hps">Kawah Ijen</span> <span class="hps">has</span> <span class="hps">an altitude of about</span> <span class="hps">2,443</span> <span class="hps">meters above</span> <span class="hps">sea level</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>asl) <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">has erupted</span> <span class="hps">several</span> <span class="hps">times</span>, <span class="hps">namely</span> <span class="hps">in 1796</span>, <span class="hps">1817,</span> <span class="hps">1913</span>, <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">1936</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">a result of</span> <span class="hps">eruptions</span>, <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">gaping</span> <span class="hps">wide</span> <span class="hps">crater</span> <span class="hps">lake</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">the magic of</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span>sulfur) <span class="hps">in it</span>. <span class="hps">That said</span>, <span class="hps">because the area of</span> <span class="hps">water</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">sulfur</span> <span class="hps">capacity</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">this</span> <span class="hps">crater</span>, <span class="hps">Kawah</span> <span class="hps">Ijen</span> <span class="hps">crater</span> <span class="hps">lake</span> <span class="hps">is one of the</span> <span class="hps">largest</span> <span class="hps">in the</span> <span class="hps">world</span>.</span></div>
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