You'll can browse the 94 pictures in the Flickr gallery at your leisure; here are a few:
The water in the creek was remarkably clear:
Here's what's available from a Naver search. The reds and oranges were striking. And the reds, oranges, greens, and pinks on the track suits were remarkable, too.
It's a 90-minute bus ride to Gangcheonsa from Gwangju. I'm not sure how long it takes to hike to the temple because after about a ninety-minute stroll we didn't seem to be anywhere near it. There is course information and maps available here from 한국의산하. You'll find a timetable for buses to and from Gwangju here; the times given on the Gwangju Bus Terminal website don't seem to be accurate.
Gangcheonsa came highly recommended from my Korean teacher, though we settled on it because the buses to and from Daewonsa in Boseong county were a bit inconvenient. But the scenery was a happy surprise, as was the weather, and I'll be sure to talk-up the place a little more on next year's regional fall foliage preview.
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Looks gorgeous, but so many people. Do you suppose its always like that?
I dunno, I suppose it's like this especially for viewing maple leaves. When we pulled into the parkig lot we saw scores, maybe even over a hundred, tour buses lined up, but the paths beyond the water fall weren't too bad. It was worst at Jirisan two years ago, and from what I hear Naejangsan and some of the country's most popular spots are unreal.
However, that's part of the experience, I suppose. Granted there are colors just as vibrant in my family's yard in Pennsylvania . . . but then again I'm not in Pennsylvania.
Anyway, while the maple trees back home are certainly bigger and fuller, I do also like the jagged lines of the maples in Asia.
Those leaves look gorgeous (and I'm from the Pacific Northwest, so I don't see these kinds of colors in the fall). The leaves in Seoul look sickly brown/yellow/orange/green. Though the gingko trees seem to be pretty resistant; they're a gorgeous yellow. Just saying that I'm 부럽다.
Thanks for the kind words. It's worth a visit to Gangcheonsan or to one of the other popular fall foliage spots next year. The only real drawback is the crowds---I never had to make a trip anywhere to see foliage in Pennsylvania, it was just part of the neighborhood---but as I said in the second comment, that's part of the experience, I guess.
They forgot to give kimchi to the photoshopped white guy.
I ended up here accidentally this past weekend and did not have a camera. I borrowed 2 images--I hope you dont mind...
No, I don't mind, but just throw a link back to this page, please.
Ps. I heard the waterfall is NOT natural, but man-made.
linked!
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