It’s the weekend again, with the heat and humidity lessened, and even though it might rain again, some of us tired of sitting and commenting on unqualified scandalous English teachers and hopeless politics may be turning our attention to some hiking. I recently revisited Chilgap-san, a very nice mountain down in South Chungcheong with an unusual temple, after some 18 years… my humble photos and report for your entertainment are here.
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Great photos, 산신선님.
If I were actually in Korea, I wouldn’t even be spending time on the Marmot’s Hole: I’d be out there doing what you’re doing!
Since this blog often gets as noisy, crowded, and jostling as the Seoul subway during rush hour, it serves as a good substitute.
道林寺: That has to be my favourite name for a temple.
The pictures and descriptions are cool enough but that blue velvet background is truly dope and fly.
Thanks — can’t even remember where i stole it from, but i’m using it a lot now — so great with white or yellow fonts.
> 道林寺: That has to be my favourite name for a temple.
Yeah, it has great mood, managing to evoke the Buddhist “forest monks” of India, Daoism, and even the “scholars forest” of early Joseon… There were at least two other Do-lim-sa’s among the traditional temples: one still operating at Jeolla-namdo Gokseong-gun Dongak-san (supposedly founded by Wonyo in 660!) and one site of ruins in Gyeongju City’s Guhwang-dong.
Thanks on the photos Sewing, and:
> If I were actually in Korea, I wouldn’t even be
> spending time on the Marmot’s Hole: I’d be out
> there doing what you’re doing!
Unfortunately these days, i’m spending a lot more time in my
office writing *about* the mountains than i am being in them!
Nice photos! What mapping software did you use to make the image at the top of the page?
“with the heat and humidity lessened”
Have you been outside in the last few days? Hopefully, after this afternoon’s rains, it will start to cool down - at least at night.
And nice pics, btw.
It’s in the balmy, non-humid mid 20s (low 80s) here in Vancouver….
More like upper 70s, now that I think of it.
Sorry for going OT.
> What mapping software did you use to make
> the image at the top of the page?
Don’t have any mapping software… that is a Korean hiking-map
that i scanned, then inserted English labels over, same as all
throughout my site.
David, have you ever checked out the 백두 대간 site? (http://www.angangi.com/)
The site’s creator has a lot of material on traditional Korean views of the peninsula’s mountainous geography….
Yeah, i’ve looked that over, got some good ideas from it,
should link to it i guess — but i’m mostly interested in
pages in English (creating and linking-to), to “get the
word out” to the rest of the World in a useful way…
There’s plenty in Korean, and it’s easy to find for them
and the miniscule cadre of non-Koreans who read Han-geul
fluently. But Koreans seem weirdly unable to get good info
on what’s really fascinating here out in correct & attractive
& comprehensible English — it seems they need a little help
with that. So i do the little that i can…
Good for you!