Central Borneo, my recent place, has no hill or mountain as appear in Bali or Java. The contour is almost flat. Memory about mountain makes me remember about our adventure, hiking at Gunung Nglanggeran (people usually said it as Bukit Purba) - Yogyakarta.
People said that Bukit Purba is a thousand years
hill that came from volcanic eruption and naturally shaped by water and
weathering. That's why people called it Purba (ancient), something
that appeared long before our existence, when sharp teeth and reptilian skin
became “the boss”.
A big part of this hill is contain of stone. From
the start of our journey until (next) in the top of it, many big stones were
“pose” by their own way, made many beautiful angles. For those who like
photographing, these angles became an unique and interesting
natural-photostudio.
Although the place already became one of tourism
area and became one of local income, rutes to
the top of Bukit Purba were kept naturally as it be. To reach the peak of
it, We must walk trough steep and slippery rocks, small cliff - until very
tight cliff (in that time, I saw one big-fat-tourist stucked at the cliff and
finally he can’t continue to the top), and slippery dirt steps caused by rain.
Some stairs made of wood helped us while passing through the cliff. That cliff reminded me about Grand Canyon's on "124 hours" movie.
We spent two hours until we reached the top of the
hill. Little bit exhausted, but really fun because at the top of it there were
soo beauti-beauti-beautifull picture of nature. Like a sandwich, the picture
made off blue sky layer and green trees below. A silent world up there made a
mystique space as if the world was only ours, egoistical passion that always
grow every time I climb Mountain.
Remembering my hiking team : Bambox, Ajik, Wisnu
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Indonesian Version :
Kalimantan Tengah tempatku
sekarang, tidak memiliki bukit ataupun gunung seperti yang terdapat di bali
atau jawa. Semuanya hampir datar. Kenangan terhadap gunung membuat aku teringat
pada pengalaman mendaki Bukit Purba di Yogyakarta.
Konon, Bukit Purba
merupakan peninggalan ribuan tahun lalu akibat letusan gunung dan pengikisan
alam secara alamiah. Itulah dasarnya warga sekitar menamainya Purba, sesuatu
yang telah terjadi lama sebelum kami ada, saat penguasa jalanan adalah gigi
bertaring dan kulit reptil.
Dasar pembentukan dari
bukit ini adalah bebatuan. Mulai dari awal perjalanan hingga nanti di akhir
puncak, batu-batu besar tampak “berpose” dengan gayanya masing-masing membentuk
sudut-sudut yang cantik. Bagi yang suka berfoto, sudut-sudut ini merupakan
ruang peragaan alamiah yang menarik.
Meskipun telah
dijadikan objek wisata bagi masyarakat sekitar dan menjadi sember pemasukan
lokal, rute menuju puncak masih
dipertahankan sedemikian rupa seperti aslinya.
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Kami menghabiskan waktu
sekitar 2 jam untuk tiba di puncak bukit berbatu itu. Sedikit kelelahan namun
menyenangkan karena di puncak itu kelelahan kami terbayarkan oleh pemandangan
alam yang indah. Seperti roti sandwich, lapisan warna biru langit dan hijau
pepohonan membentang di mata kami. Dunia yang hening di atas sana menciptakan
ruang mistis seakan hanya milik kami saja, suatu egoisitas yang hampir selalu
tumbuh setiap kali aku mencapai puncak gunung.
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