Amazing moment Hiking in Semeru Mountain

Actually,  i want to be relax for a while. I want to go somewhere that give me a peace and relax my body and my mind. I think go to gorgeous place that provide natural scenery, green trees, blooming flower is interesting to be enjoyed. I want to share my journey to Semeru Mountain.

As we know that Semeru is located in one area in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java. I went to Semeru when i was a student in Agustus 2010. I went there with my friends in my college. Before we went to semeru we have to prepare some things that be beneficial for us to prevent other things that we dont want to happen. First, we have to prepare our private goods such as raincoat, gloves, warm clothes, hat, shoes, shocks, watch, sleeping bag, medicine, carrier bag, and other. We are meet in our basecamp in campus to prepare logistics, tent, stove, and buy vegetables, snack and meals for us. After that we divide all goods that we have to bring in each of our carrier bag as equal as possible. And we also prepare important documents such as Identity Card, Health Letter to be used when we administer ourself to the post guard in Ranu Pane. After that we go to railways station in Gubeng Surabaya by public transportation bring our big and heavy carrier. Then we bought tickets to Malang City, and after that we arrive in Malang railway station approximately for 2,5 hours. After that we contact our senior that live in Malang, and we are fetched by  custody car, because our senior worked in Judiciary Ministry and need big cars that enough to covered us and our big carrier. After that we stay and take a rest in his office in mushola. Then in the morning we go to Tumpang sub-district. After that we find other transportation to go to Ranu Pane and finally we found a jip, i forgot how much money did we paid for the jip maybe the range from 150-300 thousand rupiahs. It depends on how many people in jip, it will be cheaper when we are in a lots of people that use the jip, so we can divide the cost to many people.
After we arrive in Ranu Pane, we went to post guard to buy a tickets and administered us and paid 3.000 rupiahs if i am not mistaken and also showing id card and a health letter from hospital. Then we ready to start the hiking. First we entered the Ranu Pane Post/ Gate. In this place there are a beautiful scenery we could see, such as rice fields and vegetable garden. Then in 1.5 hours  we passed Post 1, there we coud choose to take a rest for a while or directly go to Post 2. In the post 2 we can take a rest for a while too. After 2.5 hours we will find Watu Rejeng, the black big stone that is likely a cliff. Then, after 2 hours we will arrive in Ranu Kumbolo Lake.

It has been Afternoon when we arrive Ranu Kumbolo Lake. And we are take a rest and praying Dhuhur and Ashar, and while my other friends set up the tents. This pictures figure out how  the scenery in Ranu Kumbolo. It is very Amazing.

                           

                              

This picture is taken in the morning, and there is many hikers set up their tent near Ranu Kumbolo. My tent is the white one, because the yellow cover has released from its tent, because we have to packing all of our goods and we have to continue our trip.

this picture is taken in the early morning at 6 am.

After that we continue our trip. we passed the track named Tanjakan Cinta. And then we passed Oro-Oro Ombo. Oro-Oro Ombo has a beautiful scenery, there is a wild purple flowers, wild yellow and green grass, and large savana.

After that we entered the forest vegetation named Cemoro Sewu, Cemoro is pine tree, and Sewu is a thousand. So that means this vegetations have a lots of Pine trees. And we have to aware because there are many incidents that the visitors is lost their way and they only turn around cemoro sewu, So we have to be carefully and keep together with friends. After that we will passed Kali Mati. There is no water there, so we have to prepare full of water in Ranu Kumbolo before. It is true that there is water near Kali Mati, but it takes 1 hour to go there. After we break to eat meals or snack, then we continue our trip to went to Arcopodo. The track to Arcopodo is very hard for me, because the land is uphill very much. Maybe it takes 3 or 4 hours to reach Arcopodo. Then we take a rest in Arcopodo, and set up tents and pray dhuhur and ashar, and prepare to cook meals for our dinner. Then after we eat we take a rest in the night, and at 11.59 pm we wake up and prepare ourself for Summit Attack. We bring water and torch or head lamp for our light in the night. And then we have to fight with thirsty and tired body, because its very hard track, i almost give up to hiking Mahameru. But finally i did it. This is my picture when i was at the top of the mountain.