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Korea, Souths flagPublished: September 30th 2008Asia » South Korea » Taejon
September 29th 2008

Photos From our hike on Mt. Gaphasan in Daejeon.

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Mt Gaphasan

A view of the mountain from the ground.
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hiker

Jeff looking out over the beginning of the hike when we took the wrong path.
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nottop

Jeff and I reached this clearing and mistakenly thought we were on the top of the mountain. Turns out we were only halfway there.
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One of the steep mountain trails.
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confusion

Once we reached the actual top, I wanted to find the easiest way down. Here Jeff is trying to decipher the trail signs. Luckily a Korean hiker arrived soon after this photo was taken and showed us how to get down.
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View from the top made it worthwhile.
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Tomb

The mountain was covered in these tombs. Most were just grassy mounds, but this one is more elaborate.
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hotpeppers

Hot peppers are grown everywhere here.
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Mountain shot

Jeff snapped this photo as we were leaving.






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