Jirisan National Park
I had an October break. We decided to do a “backpacking” trip and visit Busan. We flew out Saturday hoping to start hiking on Monday, but due to a storm moving in we bumped our trip for another day. I was really glad we did because it gave us a day to walk around some beautiful Korean mountains and go to an amazing Buhdtist temple. It also gave us a chance to get put together a bit better before we left. We bought food and fuel and packed a bit better. It was also my first time staying in a more traditional Korean Hotel. We all slept on the floor in a single room. I slept well. Shaping trees and a beautiful hike around the neighborhood. The Temple was huge and amazing. I could have spent more time there, but we had to eat and make sure we were ready for the hike. Hwaeomsa Buhdist Temple We started the hike in a cloud and in some pretty impressive wind and cold. We caught a cab to the start of our hike, which was at the top of a ridge. The visibility was so bad, w...