Sunrise Bromo from Penanjakan

Saya lebih senang menunggu sunset dibanding sunrise, selain karena warna sunset lebih mewah dibanding sunrise, saya pun tidak perlu bangun subuh untuk menunggu langit berubah warna.

I like sunset better than sunrise. The colors of sunset is more grand compare to sunrise and also, I don't have to wake up very early to wait the sky changing colors.

Namun saat mengunjungi Bromo sulit untuk melewatkan momen matahari terbit. Meski tetap harus bangun subuh dini hari, menggapai lokasi matahari terbit di area Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru, Jawa Timur tidak sulit. Salah satu lokasi yang mudah adalah dari Penanjakkan.

But while visiting Bromo it is hard to miss the moment of sunrise. Although I still have to wake up very early, to get the sunrise in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java wasn't difficult at all. One of the easy spot is Penanjakkan.

Saya memulai dari area Gubukklakah, Poncokusumo, Malang dengan kendaraan jeep 4x4 pada pukul setengah tiga dini hari. Kondisi cuaca pada dini hari sangat dingin sehingga kami menggunakan jaket tebal hingga sarung tangan.

I started from Gubukklakah, Poncokusumo, Malang with 4x4 jeep vehicles at two thirty in the morning. Weather conditions in the early morning was very cold so we use thick jackets and gloves.

Menjelang matahari terbit kami tiba di Penanjakkan dan turun dari jeep untuk trekking ke area lokasi pandang. Tidak perlu waktu lama, kurang dari sejam kami sudah tiba di lokasi dimana semburat matahari terlihat muncul perlahan.

We arrived in the area of Penanjakkan before sunrise, then continue trekking to the vieweing point. It didn't take long, in less than an hour we arrived at the point where we can see the sun is emerging slowly.

Warna matahari terbit itu selalu terlihat lebih tenang dan perlahan, berbeda dengan matahari terbenam. Langit gelap perlahan berubah warna indah sambil langin pun perlahan membiru.

The colors of sunrise is always looks more calm and slowly changing, so different with sunset. Dark sky slowly turned to beautiful colors and the sky is also turning blue.

As the sun rise, the sky turns blue

The white clouds appear, with hits of ray colors

When the sun rise, its getting warmer, no need gloves :)

Disini kita dapat melihat semburat matahari timbul di area kiri saat berjalan menuju area pandang, dan pemandangan Bromo Tengger Semeru di area kiri. A nice view and worth waking up very early. Enjoy!

Here we can see the sun arise in the area left as you walk towards the viewing point, and the view of Bromo Tengger Semeru in the left area. A nice view and worth waking up very early. Enjoy!

@marischkaprue - not a really morning person

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Menantang Debu di Bromo

Saya ingat lautan pasir di Bromo. Tapi saya tidak ingat pasir disitu terkadang tidak hanya berbisik, tapi berteriak.

I remember the caldera in Bromo, but I don't remember that the sands there sometimes aren't just whispering but screaming.

Usai menikmati sunrise di Penanjakan, saya dan rombongan turun ke area lautan pasir dengan mobil jeep. Langit biru terang meski cuaca tetap dingin. Kaldera atau lautan pasir Bromo ada di ketinggian 2.392 meter di atas permukaan laut, ditambah saat itu masih pagi hari sehingga saya lebih suka membalut diri di dalam jaket tebal.

After enjoying the sunrise in Penanjakan, me and my friends head into the Bromo's caldera. We ride a jeep and see the bright blue sky, but still, the weather is cold. Caldera or the huge area of sands in Bromo is at 2.392 meter above sea level, and it was still early in the morning so I prefer to wrap myself in a big warm jacket.

daily sight in Bromo

Kami turun dari kendaraan dan berjalan lurus ke arah Bromo. Tangga dengan pinggiran berwarna kuning terlihat sebagai garis dari kejauhan, lengkap dengan titik berwarna warni yaitu pengunjung Bromo yang entah jumlahnya berapa ribu hari itu.

 
We got out of the vehicle and walked straight toward Bromo. Stairs with yellow fringe seen as a line in the distance, complete with brightly colored dots which are people who visited Bromo and I completely cannot guess how many people are there, maybe thousands.

Pura Luhur Poten

Pasir masih berbisik saat kami tiba. Angin sesekali datang dan membawa debu serta pasir hitam Bromo, saya terlindung dengan adanya kacamata hitam. Mendekati Pura Luhur Poten yang ada di kaki Gunung Bromo seorang bapak bapak mendekati kami, menunjukkan masker yang langsung saya beli. "Di atas debunya luar biasa," ujarnya.

Sand still whisper when we arrived. Sometimes the wind came, brought the dust and black sands of Bromo. I got my eyes covered with sunglasses. We walk towards Pura Luhur Poten which located at the foothills of Bromo. A guy approached, showing mask that I bought immediately. "The dust is incredible up there," he said.

Saya berjalan ke arah manusia yang semakin banyak. Bromo selalu memikat. Foto Bromo dengan ciri khas asap yang membumbung dari kawah, kaldera dan landscape yang saat kita melihat, sebagian besar akan tahu, itu Bromo yang ada di Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru yang ada di Jawa Timur, Bromo yang merupakan gunung berapi aktif dengan kawah yang jadi tujuan wisata utama di timur jawa ini.

I walked to where more and more people walking. Bromo is always alluring. Smoke rising from the crater, caldera and the landscape is a typical photo of Bromo which when we saw, we know instantly that it is Mount Bromo in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java. Bromo is an active volcano which became the main tourist destination in the eastern Java.

 

Baru berjalan sedikit kali ini seorang bapak dengan kudanya mendekati, menawarkan saya untuk menghemat energi dengan naik kuda ke arah tangga. Ah, kapan lagi saya bisa berkuda di Bromo, maka kurang dari lima detik saya sudah mengiyakan, naik dan menikmati langkah kuda dan angin serta pasir yang berhembus sesekali.

Not long after, an old man with his horse approached and offered me to save energy by riding horse to the top, just right before the stairs. Well, when else I'll ride horse in Bromo? So I said yes, ride the horse and enjoy the wind and sands blowing occasionally.

Jalan naik ke puncak Bromo adalah padang pasir dengan ribuan orang yang berjalan, ataupun naik kuda ke arah tangga. Kami berhenti di area sebelum tangga. Manusia berdesakan menunggu giliran melangkah naik di tangga dua arah. Saya tidak punya kesabaran untuk menunggu maka saya melangkah ke arah pasir di bagian kiri tangga. Mungkin rute ini bukan yang termudah namun saya punya kebebasan melihat betapa menakjubkannya pemandangan saat melangkah naik.

The way to get on top of Bromo is a desert with thousands people walking or riding horse to the stairs. We stopped in the area before the ladder. Lines of people waiting to get their turn stepping up the two way staircase. I don't have the patience to wait so I climb the sands on the left side of the stairs and walk. These maybe not the easiest but I have better position to see how amazing the scenery while trekking up.

Edna and I choose this way

Sand storms coming!

Abu abu kecoklatan, warna Bromo hari itu. Langit cerah dan sesekali angin membawa pasir berteriak, namun bukan telinga yang harus kami tutup, namun mata karena kacamata saya tidak sanggup menahan pasir dan debu halus yang masuk ke sela sela kacamata.

Brownish gray, the color Bromo that day. Clear sky and sometimes the wind brought the sands, screaming. But it ain't ears that I covered to deal the screams, I gotta covered my eyes since the dust is everywhere coming into the side of my sunglasses.
 

Going to the top!

The caldera

Tidak perlu banyak energi untuk sampai ke puncak, Bromo membuka kesempatan bagi siapa saja untuk menaikinya. Anda tidak perlu jadi manusia paling bugar untuk sampai di puncak dan berdiri di samping kawah dengan asap yang terus mengepul.

You don't need super energy to get on top, Bromo open opportunity for anyone to get on top of it. You don't have to be the most sporty and strong person to be on top and see the crater with smoke billowing.

View from the top

Brought my Xperia Z1 to the dusty top and it survived!

Di puncak rupanya pasir berteriak lagi, lebih keras. Berulang kali saya menutup mata setiap badai pasir datang dan hanya punya sekitar 10 detik untuk mengambil gambar sebelum pasir berteriak lagi. Namun teriakan itu tidak membuat saya ingin segera turun. Saya melihat sekeliling dan kembali merasakan kebesaran, panorama yang luar biasa yang membuat saya tidak sadar sejam sudah berlalu di puncak Bromo.

At the top, the sands scream again, even louder. Repeatedly I closed my eyes as sandstorm coming and then only got about 10 seconds to take a picture before the sands screaming again. But that doesn't make me want to get down immediately. In fact I looked around and felt the greatness again, the incredible view that brings time running an hour without I even realize.

can you see the sand storms?

Relaxing while seeing the crater

Apalah artinya diteriaki pasir jika pemandangan seperti ini yang saya dapat. Apalah artinya mata sedikit terkena debu dan merah sedikit, apalah artinya pasir yang masuk ke sela mulut saya dan membuat gemeretak gigi dan pasir terasa saat saya menggerakan rahang. Semua itu hanya hal kecil dibandingkan dengan kenikmatan visual disini, di Bromo.

A bit of sands screaming is nothing compare to this view. A bit of dust stuck in my eyes and a bit of red teary eyes is not a big deal. A bit of sands in my mouth that when I move my jaws I can feel it crumble is not a problem at all. Those were just a tiny non important thing compare to the visual pleasure here, in Bromo.

@marischkaprue - prefers sea sands than mountain sands.

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