Black Orchid

Hiking 3

After walking 1.5 hours Bagas group arrived at the post Watu Gedeg .

They met a group that had just come down from above. Those who just came down said the weather above today was very good, the news made us excited .

Towards our Watu Gede post in suguhi view of edelweiss flowers scattered on the left right .

After taking the 2-hour road we arrived at the post Watu Gede . We rest for a while considering we have not stopped from earlier and also the field to the post Watu Kapur will drain energy .

They are cool chatting and eating a little biscuits and drinking. Once ready they return to travel .

Niko who was a beginner gasping for breath on this path, we were patient waiting for Niko.

The formation tracker this time Bagas leader followed Wini Maria Maxim Niko Orchid Frans and Sony as a sweeper .

Bagas tik-tok this time considering the two members will take the exam on Monday.

The journey was made in the morning .

If the weather is not friendly, it may be overnight.

It does not feel like it has arrived at the post Watu Kapur .We rest again gathering energy that is drained.

The track this time was helped by the iron track of the stone stairs, but still not easy for Niko .

We again met the group from above who were about to go down, we greeted each other.

It turned out that not far behind us there was a group that rose .4 people from the city of MGL.

We ended up going up with them. From this track we can see the view of Magetan city and Sarangan lake .

2 Hours taken finally reached the post Sendang Jolotundo .

We all rest back .

From Sendang Jolotundo post to Sendang Drajat post the road is quite comfortable and did not take long we arrived.

There are usually many tents standing . And now there are still tents from 3 groups .We also decided to set up a tent, we will take a short nap and pursue the sunset at the top.

One hour of sleep is enough for us what else we are hungry, we decided to go to the mbok Yem stall in Hargo Dalem street 15 minutes.

We didn't take apart our tent because we were going to spend the night.

We enjoyed the egg pecel rice plus hot tea that was not hot in the mouth.

They relax and Orchid walks towards Hargo Dalem.

He did not go inside but shifted 2 steps to the right, standing there long enough. Not disturbed even though some people passed by. Someone noticed it too, he asked.

For Orchid the sanctity of Hargo Dalem has faded because more visitors bring bad intentions into Hargo Dalem worldly. He therefore made a pilgrimage where he now stands, where he still found the positive aura of Hargo Dalem.

Orchid has finished and returned to his entourage . Bagas asked to continue to the top.

summit attack if the rain of the soil like mud and slippery when the dry turned into barren dusty . Orchid called it the iron sand.

It is now the transition season from rain to heat so this place becomes friendly.

After 45 minutes we arrive at the empty shalter of the peak of Hargo Dumilah.

We are happy but we are also keeping our behaviour. We perpetuate this sense of happiness with our mobile camera .

There is a pleasure in itself when this foot is at the top of Lawu .

Orchid likes to fold even he said like coming home to his grandmother.

It is fitting that this peak is called the Upper Palace of Clouds.

From the top of Lawu can be seen the landscape of the Yellow lake and Kukusan mountain in the south.

In the west the exoticism of the red sunset dimmed behind the mountain Slamet .

In front of him were the twins of Mount Sindoro - mount Sumbing .

Samar seen Merbabu mountain and Merapi mountain covered with clouds.

Once satisfied they immediately go down .

Orchid told them to keep praying all the way down to Hargo Dalem.

Limited visibility, the sound of wind dancing rubbing against the fog that began to fall enveloped Niko goosebumps unconsciously holding Maxim's jacket from behind.

Maxim, who noticed it, immediately held his sister's hand. She keeps talking to him and keeps focusing on following Maria who realizes Niko's fear .

45 Minutes feels very long for Niko who is a beginner let alone feel afraid. A little more reached Hargo Dalem but Orchid stopped the trip because the movement of natural frequencies was happening .

They sat quietly and prayed waiting for Orchid to allow the journey to continue .It's all for their good as good guests.

After 10 minutes and the mist disappears Orchid invites it down immediately.

They were relieved when they arrived at the mbok Yem stall and immediately ordered hot coffee and tea while straightening their legs outside the stall.

After enough rest they went back down to their tent .

There is only our tent and tent group from the city of MGL.

One of them said that the group had gone down.

We make campfires also busy cooking noodles frying nuggets cooking water. We enjoyed the night with great joy under the star-filled sky.

these 4 people also joined us .

And when we fell asleep in our tent.

Sleep comfortably without interruption .

In the morning we made breakfast.

After that we tidied up the tent summarizing and brought our trash.

With carry on our backs we began our journey down the mountain.