26 Sep - Day 4: Seoraksan National Park 雪岳山国立公园，江原道

According to the official Korean Guide, Mt Sorak is considered one of Korea's most beautiful mountain areas, consisting of Oeseorak (outer Seorak), Naeseorak (inner Seorak) and Namseorak (southern Seorak). This 354 square km park is famous for its lush green valleys, granite peaks, glorious waterfalls, several temples and 2 hotsprings.



We took the 1,100 m cable car-ride, from the park entrance in Seorak Dong to Gwongeumseong, an ancient mountaintop fortress of the Silla Kingdom. Count ourselves lucky - we were told the cable car did not operate the day before, because of weather condition!

From the cable car... Beautiful combination of sky, sea, land and moutain... still on our way up...

Arrived... overlooking at the faraway land, from about 850m above sea level... see the maple leaves that started turning red?

Following another 15 minutes walk (upwards...), finally... we reached... see the Korean flag?

Beautiful? You might asked... Hm... it offers a pretty good view of the top here... the faraway views where the line between the sky, land and sea were blended together seamlessly! (ha! really, can't see the lines at all!) Impressive? Hm... I thought images from the King Canyon (Darwin, Northern Australia) or the Grand Canyon (Nevada, US) sank in deeper..