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In geotrek everything melts! blends with the earth, with the water, with the heat, and with the wind. Body movements, heartbeat, and breathing in rhythm with the dance of the universe.
Mutual sincerity to study in nature, is an energy that transmits to each other. Because, the relationship is not because of a bond of strings attached, not because of a bond of command.
This is what causes studying at nature highway to be journey which is exhilarating. The joy, the joy of learning at nature is the culmination of journey in the geotrek.
Study in nature it no longer feels like learning. Everyone is looking for answers to riddles that have been undelivered. In the geotrek you can feel the beautiful sound of the leaves rubbing against each other, the sound of gurgling water, the smell of tree sap, the beauty of the shoots that grow chasing each other in the sun.
It could be a trivial thing, but the meaning of what he saw is what makes learning fun. How happy it is to see fossils in hilltop rocks that grew 27 million years ago in shallow seas, for example. How nice it is to sit in the majestic savanna, while being stroked by the wind that infiltrates the whole body. In front of him dozens of small erupted hills, leaving beautiful volcanic trails.
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Geotrek, grows in sync with the pulse of urban social development which is becoming saturated with uniform urban development. Accompanied by the increasing number of equipment for outdoor activities that are getting better and more stylish, as well as the development of social media, which provides opportunities for everyone to express journey his life.
The urge to travel is getting stronger, how beautiful the world is after being immortalized with a camera that almost everyone has in their mobile phone, which is automatically connected to social media.
In just seconds after the photo was taken somewhere, the photo had flown through the sky, meeting his friends who were scattered in various places.
That’s what causes geotrek to become a tourist trend nature in the world, because people ultimately want to go outside to enjoy nature original which has been very rare. This is what should be the basis of resource management nature so that it is managed properly, correctly, not damaged, so that it becomes the driving force of the community’s economy.
Geotrek is a journey to interpret the earth because of the longing to merge with nature. (T Bachtiar)
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Mismanagement nature Asli is currently trending, and is approved by management in an area. Forest nature given colorful lights, so that the nocturnal animals are confused, because the house is a place to live and forage at night, disturbed by managers who misinterpret love of the forest by opening a shop in an area that should be managed very carefully, but generates income high, because everyone is trying to find it.
Response to bubbling excitement for traveling in nature, needs to be answered properly, by providing additional knowledge about the places visited. Can go through the information boards, barcode which are connected to digital sources of information, through brochures, folding posters, manuals, and others. This will provide additional information to tourists, so that they can provide additional knowledge when experiencing direct outdoor activities.
Geotrack locations do not always have to be far away. It doesn’t always have to be hard. Geotrek can be carried out in very close places, in the home environment, in the school environment, in front of the edge of fast food shops, even on sidewalks whose floors are made of granite or andesite, according to the abilities and sensitivities of the participants. Geotrek can be implemented near a roadside ditch on Jl. Dago or on Jl. Tamansari, Bandung City, for example, whose walls grow saplings hampelas.
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At that location, participants can feel the leaves, they can feel the roughness of the leaves hampelas. This tree became the name of the area, which later became the name of the street in Bandung City, Cihampelas, Jl Cihampelas. When the manager and interpreter have explored an area, recorded all the things that can be used as interpretation material, then an interesting track is made that is in accordance with the ability of the student to run. Determined at which point what happened, and made a narration.
Another example, if at some point there is a path that runs along the river, from there you can see a stretch of sand, soil, gravel, a round stone, and a stone the size of a Balinese orange, also round in shape. It can be explained how the lava from the volcano that melts on the slopes of the mountain, some to melt in the valley, some rolled from the slope to the valley, with an angled shape on the surface.
How the stone rolled carried away by the water, clashing between one stone and another. This is what causes the size of the stone to vary. How the rocks moved from the upper reaches of the river to where the students were. Some are rolling at the bottom of the river, a little floating at the bottom of the river, some are in the middle and some are on top, like soil, so that the color of the river water often looks brown. The lighter it will be the farther it will be swept away by river currents, and will settle in flood plains and in river estuaries.
So, the location of the geotrek can be carried out anywhere, because basically an area consists of elements of the earth, life, and culture. How geotrek became journey more meaningful through a pre-determined trajectory.
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When they stop to eat snacks, local specialties, which have been explored beforehand, and the sellers are given knowledge about food hygiene, the cleanliness of the selling location, and even basic knowledge of how to serve food. If necessary, a tablecloth is given as a gift, so that what is presented becomes interesting when the table is neatly arranged and clean.
After all get a good kite, have received the food served, the seller is given the opportunity to explain about the food he sells. For example, what is the name of the food, what material is it made from, how is the process of making it, what time is it made, and what time does it start when you leave the house, and what time do you return home. When to shop for materials, etc.
Participants can directly interview food vendors, so that they learn how to dig up information, which can be used as material for writing on their social media. In that way, social media accounts don’t just upload photos, but include what is not visible from the photo, namely about the food, or about the seller. Learn to see the interesting side of things around him.
The journey on the geotrek is the first step to introduce the diversity of the earth, biodiversity, history, and culture in the broadest sense, by doing it. The important thing is to be interested first. Most importantly, have fun.
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There are many things that become an attraction in an area, which can be used as a stopover on a geotrek trajectory. Anything can be. There are always interesting things in geotrek, so that interesting stories can be made, and become short writings, even just one paragraph uploaded on their social media accounts.
His writings tell of real experiences that he felt, saw, and heard. This is the path to learning to write honestly, to write properly. There may be something wrong with the message capture, but it can be quickly corrected, so the error can be corrected.
The problem is when the interpreter or guide lies in a planned manner, with the aim of attracting the participants. That’s taboo! May be wrong, but not for lies. [*]
This content was created by T Bachtiar
Member of Bandung Basin Research Group
Content and photos of content are the responsibility of the author
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