Seoul is filled with peaks so we have had some great hiking in this incredible spring weather. We pick some new hills each week but will never come close to covering them all.
It cooled off a bit and is ideal for climbing hills, especially when you have a plump baby along for the ride on your back.
Like many of the mountains here, this one kept going for some time in a way that is impossible to gauge from the street. And, of course, this one had an exercise area up on top.
Visibility was terrible. Whether it was yellow dust from China or smog or a combination, I am not sure. This is looking up toward Bukhansan:
One thing I find fascinating is that people come to the mountains to fill bottles at the springs. Usually it is one or two. There seem to be an incredible number of springs in all of the mountains. This one was on a mountain road and was heavily used.
As we have come to expect, tucked in the sides of these mountains there is generally a Buddhist temple. This one was an interesting discovery for us. It is one of the major Pure Land Buddhist temples in Seoul-- Baekryeonsa. It is the first and largest Pure Land temple, in fact. This one was founded in 747.
The temple is a bit slow putting up their lanterns in time for Buddha's birthday.
Or maybe they aren't as central to the decorative tradition at this temple, I don't know.
Here is what Jogyesa looks like now, quite impressive:
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It cooled off a bit and is ideal for climbing hills, especially when you have a plump baby along for the ride on your back.
Like many of the mountains here, this one kept going for some time in a way that is impossible to gauge from the street. And, of course, this one had an exercise area up on top.
Visibility was terrible. Whether it was yellow dust from China or smog or a combination, I am not sure. This is looking up toward Bukhansan:
One thing I find fascinating is that people come to the mountains to fill bottles at the springs. Usually it is one or two. There seem to be an incredible number of springs in all of the mountains. This one was on a mountain road and was heavily used.
As we have come to expect, tucked in the sides of these mountains there is generally a Buddhist temple. This one was an interesting discovery for us. It is one of the major Pure Land Buddhist temples in Seoul-- Baekryeonsa. It is the first and largest Pure Land temple, in fact. This one was founded in 747.
The temple is a bit slow putting up their lanterns in time for Buddha's birthday.
Or maybe they aren't as central to the decorative tradition at this temple, I don't know.
Here is what Jogyesa looks like now, quite impressive:
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