Lake Ranamese, anyone who had traveled overland to the town of Ruteng must have passed this place. Lake Ranamese is situated on the edge of the highway between Ruteng (Manggarai) and Borong (East Manggarai regency) and still fall within the scope of East Manggarai regency. However, a trip to the lake is closer Ruteng taken through a distance of about 30 km.
Actually this is the third trip to this lake, but the two times before stopping just walk around without taking a single photograph kalipun (be advised that time there has been no digital camera).
Whether because of recent weather anomalies occur or for what, months of September turned out to Ruteng where I start every day or evening trips are always shrouded in fog that sometimes accompanied by rain.
Actually this is the third trip to this lake, but the two times before stopping just walk around without taking a single photograph kalipun (be advised that time there has been no digital camera).
Whether because of recent weather anomalies occur or for what, months of September turned out to Ruteng where I start every day or evening trips are always shrouded in fog that sometimes accompanied by rain.
Danau Ranamese, siapapun yang pernah melakukan perjalanan darat ke kota Ruteng pasti pernah melewati tempat ini. Danau Ranamese memang terletak di tepi jalan raya antara Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) dan Borong (Kabupaten Manggarai Timur) dan masih termasuk dalam lingkup wilayah Kabupaten Manggarai Timur. Meski demikian, perjalanan ke danau ini lebih dekat ditempuh melalui Ruteng dengan jarak sekitar 30 km.
Sebenarnya ini perjalananku yang ketiga ke danau ini, namun dari dua kali singgah sebelumnya hanya berjalan-jalan tanpa mengambil foto satu kalipun (maklum waktu itu belum ada kamera digital).
Entah karena belakangan ini terjadi anomali cuaca atau karena apa, bulan-bulan September ternyata Ruteng tempat aku memulai perjalanan setiap siang atau sore selalu tertutup kabut yang kadang disertai hujan.
Entah karena belakangan ini terjadi anomali cuaca atau karena apa, bulan-bulan September ternyata Ruteng tempat aku memulai perjalanan setiap siang atau sore selalu tertutup kabut yang kadang disertai hujan.

Namun niat yang kuat untuk kembali mengunjungi danau Ranamese membuat aku dan seorang teman tak menyurutkan niat meski perjalanan kali ini hanya dengan sebuah sepeda motor sewaan dari pemilik hotel Sinda, pak Stefanus yang bisa kami panggil pak Nus. Berbekal sebuah tas rangsel yang telah kami isi beberapa makanan kecil dan minuman, maka setelah lewat pukul 08.00 pagi kami melajukan kendaraan ke arah timur. Perjalanan sendiri tidaklah mulus, karena kami beberapa kali dihadang longsoran-longsoran tanah akibat hujan. Alam Flores yang berbukit-bukit dan bergunung-gunung memang rawan longsor karena kondisi tanahnya yang labil. Karena bekas longsoran ini sehingga jalan-jalan banyak dipenuhi tanah-tanah liat yang membuat jalan menjadi licin apalagi gerimis masih turun di beberapa tempat meskipun tidak merata. Karena itu kami harus melambatkan kendaraan agar tidak slip.
Sights along the way was gorgeous so we thought we wanted to stop each time to sit down to enjoy or just pointing the camera. But because we do not want the fog that is usually preceded by frequent falls in the lake Ranamese we strengthen not to stop, practically we only stopped twice. After passing through the area Poco Ranaka then before long we got into debt in the region is so dense hedge. Again we were greeted drizzle a little hard, luckily soon we reached the top, climb high walls where there are buildings where there are small stalls sebuat standing there. We decided to stop by the shop to dry off a little and enjoy a delicious hot coffee which of course this perfect time. Actually, according to the government, this wall was built to prevent people who do exist in the vehicle can see the lake at the bottom Ranamese. Because it is usually the place people used to see the lake Ranamese without having to go down, even without a drop of the vehicle, resulting in frequent traffic jams in this place. With the existence of this wall, then one should go down first and go behind the wall to be able to see the lake from a height Ranamese. Finished drinking coffee, we were surprised by the condition of a leaking front motorcycle tires. Fortunately the shop owners have the equipment to patch the tire. As a result, we entrust the vehicle to the owner of the shop and we walked down toward the entrance of the lake Ranamese. At the entrance of this lake there are actually several buildings owned by the KSDA that are not used so that some who had built lopo also been damaged can not be used. Some locals say this place is full of mystical and some strange events. One characteristic that we know every time the vehicle passed the area at night must be long-horn a few times. When we ask the drivers, they say that they sounded the horn to ask for permission to pass this area. If not, ask me .. wow, some spooky stories flowed from their mouths. The truth? Wallahualam .... Once down to the lake we were greeted scene some people who seem so engrossed in fishing and they are not coming together but split up some distance to each other. Well, when the water was cold air here. This place is situated above 1000 meters above sea level and protected forests by large trees to be inappropriate if the atmosphere is cool.



The atmosphere of the lake may seem mystical, but the silence and natural ambience was washed away. Beauty treats God like a mosaic composition of the work that so perfectly well sown with winter flowering and death of season. Anglers on the lake is not much, most of which I asked about this lake is a resident who lived in the area Gololoni. Even if they had fun fishing can be absorbed into the night while a fire let me stay warm. Even then I saw at 10.00 they had made a fire, yes because the air here, although daytime tetep be cool, even cold at certain times. Oh, for a stimulator of the leech also please be careful because a lot of leeches in the lake, I myself had to give up at least 3-4 leeches suck blood.

11:00 hours after me and a friend decided to go back because the camera battery had run out so that your friends can not take pictures anymore. Though we have not reached a quarter circle the lake, and frankly a view across the lake looks so charming with the cascade-plant vines in large trees, small bridges with the grass-thatch grass is so green ...
Finally we return to the shop because of the fog down quickly so that the lake be closed and can not be seen again. Lake Ranamese indeed if the fog is often difficult to be seen again, though at close range because of thick fog which often come down once so that visibility is very short.
But this experience really enjoyable, it seems I have to visit it again at least to be around the entire lake area.
Finally we return to the shop because of the fog down quickly so that the lake be closed and can not be seen again. Lake Ranamese indeed if the fog is often difficult to be seen again, though at close range because of thick fog which often come down once so that visibility is very short.
But this experience really enjoyable, it seems I have to visit it again at least to be around the entire lake area.
Selepas jam 11.00 saya dan teman memutuskan kembali karena batere kamera teman sudah habis sehingga tidak bisa memfoto lagi. Padahal kita belum sampai seperempat lingkaran danau, dan terus terang pemandangan di seberang danau tampak begitu menawan dengan juntaian tanaman-tanaman merambat dipohon besar, jembatan kecil dengan rumput-rumput ilalang yang begitu hijau...
Akhirnya kita kembali ke warung karena kabut turun dengan cepat sehingga danau menjadi tertutup dan tak bisa dilihat lagi. Danau Ranamese memang kalau tertutup kabut sering sulit untuk bisa dilihat lagi meski dalam jarak dekat karena kabut yang turun seringkali tebal sekali sehingga jarak pandang teramat pendek.Namun pengalaman ini sungguh menyenangkan, tampaknya aku harus mengunjunginya lagi setidaknya untuk bisa memutari seluruh kawasan danau ini.
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