Byeonsan (변산 ) National Park
After a few flights with Lufthansa in Germany, Lana is back in Korea again! Since the summer is now half over (and we haven't done much hiking), we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and drive to a nearby Korean national park, Byeonsan. We both woke up early (Lana because her body was still on Munich time, and myself because I'd been getting up early all week) and left the base by 0600. We also wanted to finish our hike before mid day since it's very hot and humid here in the summer. The park is only about 45 minutes away, south of the base along the west coast on a mountainous peninsula...the mountains are similar in size to the Appalachian Mountains.
After parking the car, we picked up some water and started the short hike to one of the main attractions in the park, the Jiksopokpo Falls. We stopped along the way to take some pictures of a Buddhist temple and soon arrived at the falls, 2.0km into the park. At the temple, Lana had to "kung fu" fight off some invisible ninjas...they came out of nowhere (see picture below =)! We made our way to the top of the falls, where Lana proceeded to so swimming...the mountain spring water was too cold for me. The view from the top of the falls was nice, and one of the most picturesque places we've seen over the past 7 months.
Arriving back in Kunsan, we had sushi for lunch. It was a nice day together and an enjoyable time seeing a nice part of the Korean countryside. Lana will be here until the middle of September, so maybe we'll get a chance to visit another national park nearby before she leaves. We hope this post finds all of you doing well!
After parking the car, we picked up some water and started the short hike to one of the main attractions in the park, the Jiksopokpo Falls. We stopped along the way to take some pictures of a Buddhist temple and soon arrived at the falls, 2.0km into the park. At the temple, Lana had to "kung fu" fight off some invisible ninjas...they came out of nowhere (see picture below =)! We made our way to the top of the falls, where Lana proceeded to so swimming...the mountain spring water was too cold for me. The view from the top of the falls was nice, and one of the most picturesque places we've seen over the past 7 months.
Arriving back in Kunsan, we had sushi for lunch. It was a nice day together and an enjoyable time seeing a nice part of the Korean countryside. Lana will be here until the middle of September, so maybe we'll get a chance to visit another national park nearby before she leaves. We hope this post finds all of you doing well!
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