On the way to Mount Bromo

Before sunrise, I climbed steadily towards the ridge.

As the first light spread across East Java, the landscape slowly revealed itself. Below me, a sea of mist filled the valleys, stretching towards the horizon. Gradually, the morning sun began to lift the veil, exposing the mountains one by one.

I stopped for a while and simply watched.

After days spent in cities, surrounded by noise and movement, the openness of the landscape felt like a return to something familiar.

Perhaps John Muir was right.

"When a man comes to the mountains, he comes home."

17th August 2018

East Java,

Indonesia.