19 May, 2009

Dobongsan!

I swear I do non-hiking things. I swear I'm more well-rounded than this blog has indicated of late. I swear... but, well, it's just so damned photogenic!

Next week I am going on a three-day hiking trip to Jirisan - at 1915 meters (6282 feet) the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea - so this weekend I tagged along for a warm up with the hiking group I'm going with. Although a great deal of fun was had, as this picture indicates we were anything but warm.



On the bright side - literally - the rain stopped right after we reached the summit, affording us a rare sight in and around Seoul: clear skies. The air quality here isn't too bad, but it does normally keep visibility down. After the morning rains, however, it was clear skies and lovely views!


[What you cannot see here: the people standing on this promontory!]


At the bottom of the mountain, of course, were the two things I've grown to know and love while hiking in Korea:
1) temples

2) Makgeolli!

[Korean rice wine]

1 comment:

jgh said...

gorgeous!!
we have a temple here that looks similar. it happens to be my favorite one. :)