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When going out on camping with your family, the natural tendency is to pack so much stuff only to find out when you get to the camping grounds that many of the camping gear essentials have not been packed at all. Here is just a list of things that you need to make sure that you have before heading out to your camping trip.
Food and Water
Camping is all about living in the wild. By making sure that you are able to pack enough food and water for you and your family, you minimize the need to have to dash to the nearest convenience store which could be miles away. Read the rest of this entry »
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Situgunung lies hidden in a valley between hills at 1023 meters above sea level, within the precincts of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park and near two inactive volcanoes whose watershed provides the main water supply for Jakarta and Bogor.
The word situ means “lake”, referring to the lake created by the eruption of Mount Pangrango, while gunung means “mountain”. So, based on its geographical location, it’s called Situgunung – a lake between mountains.
Situgunung can be reached by road in only three hours (under normal conditions) from Jakarta, via Ciawi and the main road toward Sukabumi. But you need to plan your travel time carefully Read the rest of this entry »
Since mid-day yesterday, even before we set foot in Ngadas village, heavy rain, strong winds and fog have been here to greet us. The trees seem like black shadows wreathed in white fog, as do the terraced rice fields on either side of the village road.
“When the weather is clear, the view here is magnificent,” says Purnawan, a lecturer and researcher on the Tengger community, who is accompanying us to Ngadas.
Our destination is Segara Wedi Anakan – the upper “sea of sand” – located to the south of and–next to Bromo’s crater. Until recently, most people only knew about the sea of sand below Mount Bromo. Ngadas (2,140 meters above sea level), the highest inhabited village in Java and located within Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, is our base camp.
This very morning, we canceled our plan to see the sunrise over Bromo from the south, because of the relentless rain and fog. Our plan to find Segara Wedi Anakan also seems rather uncertain Read the rest of this entry »
Camping with children can bring you back to the simplicity of nature. It increases your awareness of your surroundings and can refresh your appreciation for the many things that so often go unnoticed. Many things are learned and experienced for the first time during each day in the life of a child. Patience is almost unavoidable. It is so important to take the time to enjoy the journey of these new experiences with your child. In nature there are so many amazing things to discover. Read the rest of this entry »