Hiking in Suncheon, And Other Fine Tales (Warning: Includes Zero Additional Tales)

So this was a while back, but it was a solid hike. I went to Suncheon and myself and a pal took to the local temple/mountain area and spent a day there. The day included such highlights as free cherry tomatoes from fellow hikers, a beer atop a mountain, a bowl of makgeolli on the way down, and the distant tune of Korean yodelers through the trees on the way up. Here're the pictures:

If I'd been thinking I would have bought something for the hike. But I wasn't, so I didn't.

 

Stacking rocks on other rocks is like making a little wish or something, each person adding one when they pass in hopes that it won't fall down, like a public game of Jenga. 

View from the top, a spot you had to climb up a rock face with a rope to get to. 

Tie a tag on a tree to prove you were there, or publicly post that someone is a dumb asshole where they can't be bothered to do anything about it. 

A plaque that says something about something, likely a formal insult

It was on okay view

There was this cool shack in the middle of the woods along the trail where you could stop and sit on a dilapidated platform for a meal before continuing on your way. We got a sample of some pine needle soju, which very accurately mimicked the smell and probable flavour of a cup of turpentine. Instead we opted for this bowl of makgeolli.

Less of a poisonous aftertaste

Another temple on the way back, featuring bright red maple trees