WHAT A VOLCANO CRATER LOOKS LIKE

From Gede-Pangrano volcanoes Natl. Park... photo one: my vantage point at the top.
Photo two: telephoto detail. Click on pictures for larger view.

Long story behind this hike up Gede volcano. I was way too out of shape to have done this hike with pleasure... Actually it was great up until the hike back down... in the pouring rain... with shaky legs... God- they were killing me.

I had never seen a huge hot springs water fall before. It's an amazing thing though. Not easy to photograph though. Not easy to cross either... especially with shaky legs. Poor Brian. He needs a better, in shape friend to do these hikes with.

But here's the top of Gede. Maybe it looks a bit like the erupting Mt. Merapi... before it erupted. The yellow stuff is sulfur. It's very stinky, like rotten eggs.