Hiking on Gunung Bromo

Hiking on Gunung Bromo. Don't do it when the rainy season has started, because then there is a big chance you don't see much of it at all. You can see the results of that - although it was not a hike - in an earlier photobook. In this one, there is actually a good view of the several vulcanoes and the beautiful scenerey around it.

		Early morning Early in the morning, the sun rises behind the mountains and turns the dark night into a bright ...			Red sky After the sun rises a little bit more, all kind of colors appear on the early morning sky. ...			Cone One of the volcanic domes in the giant caldera of the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru natural reserve. Wearing a jacket is ...
		Crater exhausting fumes This crater, with it's variety of lighter and darker colors of grey, is cracked and exhausts fumes. ...			Big cracks In a close-up of the grey crater you can see the big cracks in the floor of the ...			Walking on the edge Make a walk on the very edge of the mountain. On both sides of the path you can ...
		Almost at the top It's quite a hike, but when you are reaching the top of this rock, you can at least ...			Cone from the top From the edge of the rock formation there is a better view onto the cone of one of ...			Wide green valley Around the highest mountain peaks and cones formed by recent volcanic activity you will also see some wide ...
		Erosion of the valley The green valley doesn't hide the fact that it was formed quite some time ago, geologically speaking. The ...			Open space The wide valley is completely empty. However it's a flat area, there are no people who live here ...			Using a jeep is handy Using not only your feet is not such a bad idea as well. These areas are so vast, ...
		Plume of volcanic fumes One of the volcanic active spots in the area exhausts a plume of fumes into the sky. From ...			Steam exhaust Some steam escapes from a hole in the ground. Don't get too close because it's hot. Above that, ...			Ashes and rocks A mix of grey ashes and rocks form the outer edge of a crater. ...
		That cone again like big cracks ...			Large empty plain clearly man-made ...			Aah, it's a temple What we weren't able to see from such a big distance, becomes more clear when we take a ...
		Green and yellow colors A hike in this vast area will be rewarded for sure. For each person there is something you ...			Purple fields and green hills Fresh purple fields at the feet of the hills. The hills have friendly shapes, softened by erosion, like ...			Much more purple If you think that these bright colors are just a small thing, take a look here. The fields ...
		Steam from the soil Small plumes of steam rise from the back soil. Evidence that volcanic activity is still present here, and ...			Fog at the peaks At slightly higher altitudes, the vapourized water is replaced by natural fog. That generally dissolves in the morning ...			Active crater This big crater still exhausts big clouds of steam into the sky. ...
		Crater in the open field The crater we just saw in a close-up, is clearly located in an open field, which is nothing ...			Tracks of cars On this plain, you can clearly see some tracks of jeeps what bring around tourists here. To limit ...