View from the bus
On our way to find dinner
Sunset our first evening
Sunrise
Ready to set off!
Walking to the trailhead
Entrance to the National Park
Statue of Buddha at the temple at the park's entrance
There are rock climbers on this rock face
There they are!
It really was this green.
Waterfall
Sam
Sam and Erika
Other hikers taking a break
Sam, carrying the pack
Views were great
Right around where we thought about turning back...
These guys were our pacemakers for most of our trip up
Chipmunk at one of the rest stops
We fed them peanuts from our trail mix, which they efficiently peeled
Sam, too close to the edge...
Making movies
More rocky steps to climb (better than the boulders)
Taking a breather
Last rest area before final push to the summit
On the last bit to the top
Basically there
All the way there!
Daechongbong Peak, the country's third highest mountain
Easy Peasy
Taking a rest, after already putting in 8 hours
On the way down! Retracing our steps
Erika
More stairs...
The foliage was such a vivid green
Heart-shaped rock
Rinsing off the sweat in a stream
At the bottom
The Buddha at the Sinheungsa temple
Roof tiles decorated by visitors
Evidence of our 25km+ trek
Sam enjoys his post-hike refueling
The next morning, campground deserted after the strorm
Packing up under one of the "kitchen" shelters
Back in Seoul, still rainy
The aftermath of our hike: Erika's blistered feet
