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Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Hot Cloud of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.


Tlogo Puteri at Kaliurang Area


Train Car at Tlogo Puteri


Turgo Hill and Mount Merapi


Flowers at View Cabin Park


Turgo Hill as It was Seen from View Cabin


Turgo Hill

Turgo Hill is the nearest hill from View Cabin or Gardu Pandang. This hill is also functioned as the belt for the peoples living down of Mount Merapi from the cold larva of Mount Merapi. However this hill is not effective in protecting the peoples from hot clouds of Mount Merapi and they still need to go to the bunker in order to save themselves. Based on the perception of the peoples living around down of Mount Merapi or near Kaliurang area, Turgo Hill is very important to prevent larva come to the lower area, including goes to the city of Yogyakarta. Through this hill the cold larva may come to the Boyong River first and then go to the river stream. Only those who live around or near the river stream who are in danger of cold larva of Mount Merapi. However, people need to appreciate to the benefit that was given by Turgo Hill in protecting them from one of the danger of Mount Merapi, called as called larva. The potential danger which is also jeopardize the life of human being near Mount Merapi is the hot cloud or wedhus gembel in local term. Why it is called as wedhus gembel it might be because the form of the cloud almost similar with the form of a goat. Goat in local Javanese term called as wedhus. If you are not going to bath the smell of your body is like goat or wedhus. In local language ambu ne koyo wedhus or your smell is like goat.

Flower Park at View Cabin at Kaliurang

At View Cabin or Gardu Pandang we can see the Top of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta when there is no clouds over it or we have a clear weather to see it from this place. Normally it can be done in the morning if the weather is clear and there is no rain present. The beautiful and scary mountain top of Mount Merapi can be seen from this View Cabin. At View Cabin there are also flower park and a bunker to protect people from hot cloud of Mount Merapi or usually called as Wedhus Gembel in local term. The flowers which View Cabin or Gardu Pandang has mostly in the form of tropical flowers that usually live in Indonesia. We can see there bougenville flower as the dominant flower at the place. The park is neatly organize by the gardener or workers in there as a lot of tourist sometimes came to this park. From this park we can also have a look to surrounding areas around Mount Merapi and to the city of Yogyakarta as well. Unfortunately, to reach this place we need to use the car or train car or even walk in a climbing road. One has to prepare his or her breath if walking is the choice to reach the place. However, all of your effort will be paid by a nice view around Mount Merapi including Turgo Hill. Turgo Hill is a closest hill to View Cabin or Gardu Pandang and become a good scenery at this place too.

Boyong River Near Turgo Hill at Kaliurang, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

This is Boyong River where the larva of Mount Merapi comes to this river before going down to the lower surface. Boyong River is a phenomenal river as it is always being talked by most of the peoples for it larva stream, especially about cold larva of Mount Merapi during rainy season. Some of sand mine workers normally take sand for building material purposes in which during the rainy season they might be in danger for cold larva flood that comes from Mount Merapi up to the river. This picture was taken from the edge of the steep land off to Gardu Pandang or View Cabin Park. So many pine trees are also in the upland area of Boyong River and in the area near View Cabin Park. During the dry season this Boyong River is empty with water and also dry, contradictive with the situation during the rainy season. Careful action should be taken by the regional government of Sleman Regency or Yogyakarta Special Region Province when Mount Merapi in active situation to blow the larva as the capacity of the river to accept the larva of Mount Merapi might be limited. The danger of cold larva flooding would be in front of the eyes of the inhabitant around or near Boyong River if this is happen.