Jang-San Mountain

Last Sunday a group of us hiked up Jang-San, or Jang-Mountain. Mountain hiking, or climbing as the locals call it, is a pretty big deal in Korea. (we established that climbing require the use of all four limbs, whereas hiking was just the legs)

South Koreans take a lot of pride in their mountains and it is a great family outing.

They also, stereotypically, tend to over do the gear. The walk up was fun, although a little crowded. We still got to see some of the local citizens in their natural mountainous environments.

There is a surprising amount of alcohol involved as well. (Note the pack of cigarettes and bottle of rice wine this gentleman's left hand)

There are usually dong-dong-ju (rice wine with a kick!!) huts scattered across the to pf the mountain. This one is a little rustic, and the maitre'd told us there would be a twenty minute wait for a table. Something about changing the linen??

Walking along the ridge was nice, less people and a very beautiful view of the sea and coastline. It was a little misty so most of the pictures didn't turn out. However...

This sign raised a few of our eyebrows!! (There was a radar station at the top of this ridge)

Ah, the sleepy suburb of Haeundae New Town. My house is the 346th building from the left.