Hiking GoGunsan Island

With only 2 months left on the ROK (can you believe it!), I have been trying to explore the city as much as possible.  I don't want to miss out on ANYTHING!  We recently had a few days off from work due to Korean Holidays, so we took advantage of the sunny weather and went to explore the area west of base, known as the Saemangeum Seawall.  It is the worlds largest man made levee.  If you drive along the seawall, there are tons of places to walk around, hike, and take in the views.  We chose to park and explore GoGunsan Island, which is only one of the islands connected by the wall.

A random parking lot of concrete structures makes for good photo ops

At the base of the hiking trail, there were several small shops serving snacks and drinks.  I recommend you bring your own treats if you are looking for granola bar or bag of pretzels....all you will find here is dried seafood.  But if your into that kind of thing, you can find sting ray, squid, octopus, and little fishies galore!

We also came across a vendor selling the largest mussels I've ever seen!  I had no idea mussels could get this large.  They looked like they were out of the prehistoric era.

After taking in the food sites (and smells), we headed up the mountain for a hike.  The weather was glorious!

At the bottom of the trail there was a "Stamp Box", so we decided to stamp our hands like little kids (because thats what we are!).  It turned out to be a poor decision...once we started hiking the ink ran, and I ended up transferring the stamp to my forehead as I wiped the sweat away.  Oops!

 The trail was fairly short, but very steep

 The view, about half way up

 The "Trail"...you wouldn't want to slip on this stuff, it was pretty sharp!

 Success! Sarah and I Pushing it up at the top of the mountain!

We made it up and back in about 35 + 10 minutes.  Overall it was a successful morning!  

DBAP PITFU Rage!