Tea
Enjoying some pine needle tea at JikJiSa Temple.
Buddha Carving
We took a trip to JikJiSa Template. The grounds were beautiful!
Canada Bear & Kimchi BokeumBap
Because Canada Bear has to eat, too.
On top of ol’ Bomusan
A beautiful day at the top of Bomunsan in Daejeon.
Need some herb?
No, not really.
Panoramic of Daejeon
Karen & I climbed to the top of Bomunsan on the edge of Daejeon and took these pics of the city. Karen's at the bottom and Daejeon sprawls out at the top.
Climbing at Seonunsan
We got a jump start on the morning to hike up to one of my favorite climbing places in Korea. We shared this large climbing area with three other climbers and a million flying insects. I had forgotten that one drawback of warm weather, bugs. We climbed for nearly 8 hours straight and by the end we were both spent. One thing about only 2 people going climbing is that it makes it very difficult to take pictures. So these are about the only shots we got from the climbing area.
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- Lanterns for Buddha's Birthday
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- All done!
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- Wine & Pancakes
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- Path to Temple
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- Temple Roof & Hill
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- Cherry Blossoms
Chillin’ at Seonunsan
We headed down to a scenic national park named SeonUn Mountain. The Camellia trees were nearly in full bloom along with dozens of other trees and plants. Our first day at the mountain we hiked along the small stream leading to the large temple grounds. The park, being that it was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, was swarming with tourists. But we found a spot in a small wooden tea house and steeped green tea for the better part of an hour.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul
We started our mini vacation with a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul. I am not sure which was more impressive, the awesome works of art inside or the spectrum of flowers in the park outside. It was a beautiful start to a beautiful few days.
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- This is what we found when we went to fill up our water bottles in a near by pool of water. We had no idea what this was but it really freaked us out.
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- If you look closely, you can see little "larvae" in pods along the length of the tube.
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- Peter firing up a the second pitch of a beautiful 60-meter high, mix route.
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- At the top of the first pitch, high above the valley. Notice the highway in the background.
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- Peter getting ready to rappel down from the top of the second pitch.
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- Pondering...
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- Heading down...
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- Gotta go to work.
Climbing at Twin Rock
Nothing beats climbing mid-week. No class until 7pm on Thursdays offers a great excuse to head to the nearest crag. Today we chose a lesser known area in Kyeryong Mountain National Park.
