Hiking in Deogyusan

This is first time we went hiking more than 1,000meters.
Ironically this hiking wasn't that harder than before.

Deogyusan is one of the national park in Korea.

As you see three squres on the map. Due to the height of mountain
we decided to go hiking counterclock wise (From the top to down).
We started hiking from the top tright. Yes. its already high enough. (That's one reason
this hiking wasn't hard) and we took a gondola (that's second reason)

If we go hiking from the enterance(bottom left) it might take more time to go to the top.
This map shows 33 spots you can see beautiful waterfall and sceneries.

There wasn't many peoples when I got to the the ticket booth and after a few minutes later,
I saw large number of groups got off the buses and were coming. Lucky!
but one thing I didn't realise is they didn't need to wait. because only one guide can buy as many as
they want. :( 

This place is more pouplar as resort than hiking course. In the winter many peoples visit here for
skiing.

The longest gondola I've taken and the good thing was only 8peoples can get on and has an each
seat. When I went to the namsan tower. It was like more a box and they put peoples into it.
if short peoples like me was stuck in the middle they couldn't see anything. but this gondola was
good :)

The view was great.

Finally we got the top of mountain. Actually we had to go up more to reach the peak of this mountain.

This is right side of gondola and first sight if you take off fomr it.
The view was so amazing. I've never been to this height of mountain.
If you want to see autumn leaves I won't recommend this place but if you want to see the beautiful
korean mountains and has no time to go hiking. This is best way. you can see this beautiful view
winthin 15minutes (though you have to wait in a long time to get it on :D)

We usually have lunch when we reach the top but this time. It was too early to have lunch
so we bought some snacks there. We didn't even heard of this snack and tried. 
Taste was just okay but I won't buy it next time.

Did you expect to see a beautiful autumn leaves?
This is more nice, don't you think? Well.. It was too high and most leaves were already shed
We could see autumn leaves until we reach the lowest area.

Can you see redish ares in the mountain? that is autumn leaves!
They are not affected something hehe

The clouds over the mountains were wonderful.

The white thing is lift for skiing and the house someing like a castle was restaurant.
There were two lifts and one gondola.

We had to go up to 600m more. here we are at 1,614m height of mountain.
I couldnt believe It was 1,614 and we went climed this height so easily.

After taking a few photos, we went down the temple.
4hours hiking is just started but from the first hiking my two legs were already shaking. :-p

I felt I can't go back and go down. It was more harder than I thought. (if you do workout regularly
you won't have problem at all)

Since I felt tired I wouldn't eat anything.

also I couldn't see any autumn leaves. This is what I saw when we almost arrived the temple

This is first autumn leaves we found

My dad likes his phone more than my camera :-p

Another veiw from the temple. Frankly the color wasn't that vivid.
I think it's because of my camera setting. the color boosted much

murals around temple. The first mural seems like bad peoples are going into the hell gate
and buddha is crying.

They opened the temple so everybody can go inside or see.

Most big temples has four guards. They protect the temple fomr the bad ghosts, they scare the ghost
not to come. That's why they look threatening.

I was so lucky! Rest 4km was very flat and long trail
Do you remember the map I showed you first time, From the temple to the enterance.
We walked along the valley. The road was great, you can even carry stoller (You have no worry
if you have kids. but I think you need a stoller, because it's flat but have to walk a long time)
and you can ride bicycle there!

As I told you before I haven't had proper lunch and my bad skill of photography
I didn't take any pictures from this part :-p (it's my excuse hehe ) BUT waterfall was great!

My mom found a small bird and a squirrel :D