The Baekdu Daegan is also called "The Ribbon Trail" for all the ribbons hung by various hiking groups as they complete the trail.
Walking through a rural village north of Jirisan National Park. The rice (in the foreground) is turning yellow and will soon be ready for harvest.
Mugonhwa (The Rose of Sharon) - The national flower of Korea.
The quiet side of Korea.
A stone totem marking the Baekdu Daegan by the side of a hiway.
The new Baekdu Daegan logo created by the Forest Service (the organization that oversees the BDDG).
Getting water at Nok-chi Spring. This guy followed us up from the bus and instructed us in the "proper" way to fill our water bottles.
Lunch (Ramen) by the side of the trail.
Pancakes! At a trailhead early in the morning.
Wading through the grass on the ridge.
The Forest Service has erected many markers of the peaks along the trail. This marks our progress thus far.
Cosmos - my favorite flower - in full bloom this time of year.
Another stone marker - this one significant because we decided to climb this at the end of the day makng it a 21 km day!
Wherever this was, they didn't want us to go in there.
