Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Sintan-ri and Mt. Godae...

T-Money cards are useless on the Gyeong-won Line. Cough up 1,000 won or 83 cents per ride...


Metro Line #1-not, find Gyeong-Won on platform 5 & 6...




It's nice to have forward-facing seats...


The backs pivot to a front or rear position. Cool...


From Sintan-ri Station, it's a 3.5 km hike with a 750 meter climb...


So, it's up, up, up into clouds...


Path #2 will get you to the top of Mt. Godae. Following the signs, some parts are sloped gently...


And other parts are much steeper...


Close to the top you'll find a Korean War-era bunker. Used by both sides...




Near the top, it gets "Maui-like" but this time no surrender... !



A peek downward with a view of Sintan-ri...


A peek upward... almost there!



Finally summiting at 832 meters...


Making it down in time for a 1 pm departure...

Two Godaesan climbers offer their insights... #1   #2