Hiking Around Anyang
Written by Kyle on Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' happy
If you look up at the skyline from about anywhere near where we live, or within most of Korea, you can see little green mountains. Ok, ok, if the air isn't smoggy or if the "yellow dust" from China isn't around, then you can see them, which means you can see them about once a week. But still, they're there. Believe me.Feelin' happy
In any case, one popular weekend activity for Koreans, especially those over 40 for some reason, is to follow the various trails up and down these mountains. It's easy to spot the Koreans on their way to/from the mountains as they are usually decked out in matching North Face gear and carrying backpacks weighed down with enough food for a small banquet. We don't have matching North Face gear or the desire to carry more than a pocketfull of food, but we still went anyway to two of the closest mountains to us: Surisan and Moraksan. ("san" means mountain in Korean)
It's suffice to say that hiking in Korea doesn't really offer a chance to "get close to nature" or see anything that spectacular, but it is a nice, refreshing way to get away from the city and breathe some fresh air, even if you can sometimes hear the highway traffic noise.
Here are some recent pictures of our short hiking excursions around Anyang, the city where we live. (well, we live in Pyeongchon, but that's the name of the neighborhood)
The entrance to the surisan trail
Pretty foliage near surisan
Anyang from somewhere in the middle of surisan
Jinny and Bessie taking pictures of themselves at the top of surisan
A man relaxing on moraksan
The moraksan trail
Me above anyang. We live near the 2 black towers that are barely visible on the right-ish side
Bessie high above anyang
Comments on "Hiking Around Anyang"
soooo....just how close to nature did you need? haha that is beautiful! hugs
Loved the stone pillars and the area looked like a fun hiking destination. Fresh air always helps to clear the brain when you spend a lot of time in the company of little learners. Bessie, hope you found that cocoon or chrysalis for your expansion in teaching that "Bugs are our friends." :)
Beautiful day, impressive park entrance, nice gentle trails, lush scenery, awesome view of the beautiful city and black towers, trusty old hiking shoes, matching his and hers running event tee shirts, cool Korean friend lady friend to share photos and help with translations, and a pocket full of food. ...... making the most of the day that the Lord has made for you.
by DADDIO at July 02, 2009 06:34 PMVery well done. I'm so happy for you! ............Peace and Love and no Students around!!!