Last Monday, it was time, once again, for a teacher wellness expedition. As per usual at my school, this involved food and hiking - fortunately for me (as last Monday was the day after my 46km Jirisan hike), this time the hike was much more of a leasurely meander along stunningly reflective river-pools.
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| One of the Baegyangsa Pavilions and it's reflection. |
This particular teacher wellness hike saw us head out to the Baegyang Valley, home of Baegyang Temple (백양사), in Naejangsan National Park (내장산) - about an hour and a half north of Gwangju. Baegyang is famous for a number of things, the two most notable of these - particularly in the fall - are its persimmons (mmmm, persimmons! - more on those another time) and the spectacular colours of its leaves. I have to say, while I've seen a number of sumptuously coloured valleys in my time here thus far, Baegyang thoroughly deserves its reputation.
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| Looking toward Naejang Mountain. |
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| Some of the riotously red leaves. I love just how many different colours there are in this one tree! |
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| A doorway leeding to one of the cemetaries in the area. |
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| A close-up of the path stones. |
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| I just loved the myriad of colours in this shot. |
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| Looking toward Baegyang's persimmon, or gam (감), grove. |
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One of the temple buildings.
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| Can't get enough of the combination of real and reflected. |
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| Heading back from whence we came en route to dinner - which was comprised of surprisingly delicious prepared local roots and shoots. |
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