The Roar of Raung (Part 6)
Every mountain has a story — not only of eruptions and rocks but of names, meanings, and memories that live among the people who see it every day. When the Land Rose Again After ancient eruptions covered the valleys and filled the basins with sediments, the land seemed to grow quiet. But beneath the surface, something was still alive — pressure, magma, and movement were preparing for another rise. From this process, a new formation appeared — Mount Pegge, a name given by local people who saw the shape and said it looked “peggé,” or bulging from the ground. Local names like this are not random; they reflect how people understood and felt their land. Then came Mount Raung, rising higher than the rest. Unlike other volcanoes, Raung stood upon the “basement” of older mountains — Suket, Pendil, and Jampit. It grew by building upon what already existed. That is…