Gunung Batur

This is the moment after a big climb out of Mt. Batur's caldera following our guano mission. The cone in the background is in the middle of the huge Caldera (approximately 10 mile diameter). The phrase "switchback" takes on a new meaning in Bali. I would describe the climb as a zigzagging yet fairly straight line up ridges that point up to the top of the rim. ouch! over a thousand vertical feet. emphasis on vertical.

The best part was the 2 hr downhill through ancient vilages and farmland , up and down river gourges, on and on back to Ubud