Photo Tour of Volcano Craters around Bromo

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See how community forms around beautiful volcanic craters on Java in Indonesia.

 
New price... 75,500 IDR
New price... 75,500 IDR

 
An over 3x increase!
An over 3x increase!

 
The stars above the clouds before sunrise
The stars above the clouds before sunrise

 
But these weren't stars, they were fireworks!
But these weren't stars, they were fireworks!

 
I suppose it's touristy when you set off fireworks above the clouds at sunrise
I suppose it's touristy when you set off fireworks above the clouds at sunrise

 
good morning Bromo
good morning Bromo

 
antennas give character to this sunrise
antennas give character to this sunrise

 
Bromo before sunrise
Bromo before sunrise

 
streaky sky
streaky sky

 
the sun starts to lift above the clouds
the sun starts to lift above the clouds

 

 

 
great colors
great colors

 
an interesting tree
an interesting tree

 
looking across the clouds
looking across the clouds

 
but look at the crowd! This is far more people than the sunrise at the volcano on Maui!
but look at the crowd! This is far more people than the sunrise at the volcano on Maui!

 
us and Bromo
us and Bromo

 
Bromo as the sun rises
Bromo as the sun rises

 
Bromo
Bromo

 
yes we are in Indonesia and it's freezing!
yes we are in Indonesia and it's freezing!

 
Little flower animals
Little flower animals

 
Walking by all of the jeeps... hoping we remember what ours looks like
Walking by all of the jeeps... hoping we remember what ours looks like

 
High above the clouds
High above the clouds

 
Jeep jam!
Jeep jam!

 
This is why you needed jeeps... look at the ground
This is why you needed jeeps... look at the ground

 
but from here, you had to either walk, or hire a horse
but from here, you had to either walk, or hire a horse

 
sculptures
sculptures

 
a local brings his horse down from the volcano
a local brings his horse down from the volcano

 
looking out across the crater
looking out across the crater

 
Barbie horse
Barbie horse

 
just taking a smoke with his trusty steed
just taking a smoke with his trusty steed

 
a white stallion looks on over the temple at the base of the new crater
a white stallion looks on over the temple at the base of the new crater

 
a temple marks the bottom of the trail... further away you can barely make out the jeeps in the "parking lot"
a temple marks the bottom of the trail... further away you can barely make out the jeeps in the "parking lot"

 
walking around the crater
walking around the crater

 
in the crater, that's in a crater
in the crater, that's in a crater

 
beautiful rock
beautiful rock

 
Lina on the crater
Lina on the crater

 
in the crater... at certain times of the year locals sacrafice wild animals here. the poor actually stand at the bottom to try and catch a meal.
in the crater... at certain times of the year locals sacrafice wild animals here. the poor actually stand at the bottom to try and catch a meal.

 
sliding down the scree
sliding down the scree

 
crater character
crater character

 
two horses wait for a job
two horses wait for a job

 

 
waiting for their clients to get off of the volcano
waiting for their clients to get off of the volcano

 
blurry... but kind of a priceless look
blurry... but kind of a priceless look

 
awaiting customers... scenic horse
awaiting customers... scenic horse

 
a horse rides by the temple
a horse rides by the temple

 
horse riding in the crater
horse riding in the crater

 
sea of sand
sea of sand

 
Lina and her sea of sand
Lina and her sea of sand

 
the village outside of the crater
the village outside of the crater

 
a house with character
a house with character

 
Bromo
Bromo

 
Bromo up close
Bromo up close

 
vertical farming
vertical farming

 
vertical farming
vertical farming

 
a man who wanted a photograph with Lina, then asked for money
a man who wanted a photograph with Lina, then asked for money

 
Lina flower
Lina flower

 
looking back into town
looking back into town

 

 
victory! as we run back to town from the top of the trail
victory! as we run back to town from the top of the trail

 

 

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