Allie & Rob Visit Korea....for 1.5 years: Last Weeks Hike

Yes, we are still alive. I've been slacking on the blog because it has been extremely busy at work, so I haven't wanted to get back on the computer once I'm home. We're trying to plan a vacation and we haven't even had the energy to do our research after we get home! Anyhow, you guessed it, we went hiking again last week. What else is there to do here? Answer, not too much. We went to the Waterfalls. It was nice. Nothing huge, but a neat change. Here's a picture on our drive to the hiking site. I love this picture, it's just so peaceful.

We found the trail (after taking many wrong turns in the car to get there). Now, how many engineers does it take to figure out which of the 3 routes leads to the waterfalls. Kind of hard to read a map in Korean.

After a little time, we made it to the top of the falls - yes, we went the backwards route, which was actually better because there's a short paved hike from a public parking lot to the bottom of the falls, so there were many people and families taking that short hike.

Then, we made it around to the bottom. Here we are at the falls.

The Koreans are very in touch with nature and the bodies & senses. My point being is that you see things like exercise equipment outdoors at a park by hiking trails - or the giant hula hoops and other exercise areas half way up a mountain. Below are stones that you can walk on with or without shoes to "massage" your feet (looks a little painful to me). They have these insets at other exercise areas and the sections differ between smaller stones and large flat ones, etc. to provide different senses.

Here are little wooden platforms hidden in the woods by the stream that runs from the waterfalls. Families will come here and have picnics.

Since the falls were a local spot that you could park and walk up a paved trail, this place actually had some facilities....even if you can see the face and legs of whomever is using them. Here's Rob saying hello!