Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi
Volcanos: Krakatoa,
Slamet, Lokon, Karangetang
June 2009
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Volcan Lokon
(North
Sulawesi, Province Utara)
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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.
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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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