Sikidang Crater

Sikidang Crater
Crater Sikidang give other shades on tourism Dieng. Fresh green natural scenery suddenly vanished into the compound of this crater. As far as the eye can see, only a barren stretch of land surrounded by hills with an ongoing smoldering far away at the other end. A few meters from the entrance there is a warning sign that you are careful in their stride, as well as the ban to light a fire and throw cigarette butts.
Because the crater that appears there are still active, and when we put the egg on top of the crater is still steaming eggs too can be directly in food.
Walking in this crater is not to be indiscriminate. You have to be careful and seek dry ground to set foot. Crater holes are everywhere. In some places the soil looks wet with turbulent boiling water. These soils dangerous when dipijak as very fragile and prone to landslides. Feels very pungent smell of sulfur. The farther walk, smell was getting stronger and nose piercing. A middle-aged woman standing in the middle of the barren desert wearing a hat and cover your nose. A sack spread with chunks of sulfur neatly arranged on top. The stones were sold to visitors as souvenirs Sikidang Crater. This crater is still a haven for people who depend on mining activities brimstone. Although the smell was overpowering, but containing sulfur vapor is believed efficacious for smoothing the skin and eliminate acne.
Almost at the end of this complex, Crater Sikidang reigns. A large pool of water mixed with gray mud that keeps bubbling. End of the pool is not visible because the thick white smoke billowing. It is said that water and mud has a temperature of 98 degrees Celsius, and perhaps even more. Bamboo fence built around the crater for the safety of the visitors. Yet still there is a violation of this safe limit. There used to be a daring visitors who take pictures of the crater lip stuck his foot and fell. When removed, the skin on his legs and bones had melted away. This tourist attraction is unique and interesting, but you must always be vigilant in view of the crater is still quite active.
Sikidang crater has a magma chamber in the bowels of the earth below. The magma chamber produce heat and energy with very strong pressure. When the pressure reached its peak, there will be an eruption and formed a new crater. Sikidang name is taken from the word "deer" which means deer. The uniqueness of this crater is the main crater is always moving, as if leaping looking for a new place. Big hole right in front of the complex is the main crater before he was "bored" and jumps to move to another place. If you are lucky you can also see some of the sulfur miners busy looking chunks of sulfur for sale to the city. If you are the adventurous who want to feel the magma pot standing on the earth, Sikidang Crater is the place. But remember, be careful in stride and do not start a fire.