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Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi
Volcanos: Krakatoa,
Slamet, Lokon, Karangetang
June 2009
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Volcan Lokon
(North
Sulawesi, Province Utara)
At Manado we met Alain de Toffoli, an volcano expert par
excellence. People in the city of Tomohon which is situated 15 Km
south of Manado.
So it can quite
happen in North Sulawesi, that in the closer neighbourhood
evenly a volcano can erupt. Thus with the end of the hotel park
(*also we do not live always in lava caves!!) the volcanic
periphery
begins
.
 tb
The apprx. 900 meter far
crater was reached
after a 45 minutes foot march through an fantastic basaltic river
bed. From the
airplane seen, this crater has rather the character of a past nuclear
bomb test. With the try to view inside the crater, nothing more
as a dense
steam cloud
could be seen. After a patient
waiting time, by
inhaling amass of aggressive acid steam*, Martins SLR camera
felt the
acid-bite during this waiting time partly
to victim.
*wise
knowledge: It's always better to leave
the gas mask in the hotel ...
 mr
 tb
Anyhow
we came
to the idea
to change
to the other side of the
crater.
And surprise,
a 20-30 meter broad lava dome was to be recognized.
This dome seemingly was
moving in the turqouise coloured
crater lake and produced
at this cut-surface powerfull steam.
 mr
 mr
 tb
Dry air in the later
evening sucked the steam clouds from the crater interior. With
ascending
the outside crater edge, a free and clear view was given and
combined with the moon
rise, impressing
moments could be experienced.
 tb
On Tour:
Alain de Toffoli, M.Rietze, Th Boeckel
More at
ALPE,
images
by M.Rietze
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