The hike to Naejangsan (nine peaks ridge)

After the hike to Deadunsan, Mai decided to stay and rest another day at the hotel in Jeon-ju, while Shay went hiking along to the beautiful Naejangsan ngsan national park.

If you wandered how can it be that we do so many hikes in Korea, well...

There are parks everywhere you go!

Naejangsan is an interesting place. It is shaped like a horse-shoe, and the ridge contains nine peaks:

The green trail is where I hiked.

At the basecamp, there is a wonderful camp area with authmn colors trees:

A temple (a must...)

As you climb up, once in a while you can get a glimpse of the surronding mountains through the thick growth:

It was a really hot day (about 30+ deg) , 120% humidity, and the sun actually showed its face, so by the time I reached the top, I was exhausted:

The summit was infested with (thousands of) dragonflys:

The angle along the ridge was so steep that even the bears have a problem keeping their balance:

Is this a mushroom?

And, finally, back to the camp site at ground level, there is a lovely lake with a small gazibu, so if you are Jesus, and can walk on water, there is no problem reaching it!