So it's been yet another long gap in time since I've posted anything so now is no better time to update everyone with some happenings that have taken place recently. About 6 weeks ago Korea celebrated Chuseok which is the Korean holiday for Thanksgiving. We had Friday off of work and a bunch of friends and I decided to go to the the mountain for some camping. The weather was just beginning to turn to the chilly side which made the days absolutely perfect with the nights just touching the "a bit too chilly" temperature. We were pretty much the only ones in the entire camp site and we picked a wonderful spot to camp. Within a minutes walk was a beautiful, natural, mountainous spring that we swam in a few times throughout the entire trip. We spent the day time hanging out, drinking some beer, and just taking in the amazing sights that Jirisan had to offer us. We were camping right next to a Asiatic Black Bear rehabilitation sight and the director came to our campsite and asked up if we would like a tour of the facilities. We took him up on his offer and it was really cool to get to experience that side of the Korean wilderness. They have a huge area where the black bears can roam around and we had the opportunity to see a few bears up and close in person.
There is also a very popular Buddhist temple within 15 minutes walking distance to our sight and we wanted to take that in as well. This was the 2nd temple I've had the pleasure of visiting and it was amazing! This temple was very big and one of the top 10 temples in all of Korea. As we were walking around and admiring all that the temple had to offer we were able to see the monks taking part in a Korean game called "Cho-kook". It's a mix between soccer and volleyball with the same rules of volleyball but you can only use your feet or your head. My friends and I play this game quite often and it's a lot of fun. There isn't a lot to say about the temple so the pictures have to do the talking for me :)
1st, My friend Ian was trying to "acquire" some firewood from the "restricted building" on Saturday night and when the man came out flashing his flashlight Ian took off running and tried to jump a fence. Here's his explanation of what happened :)
2nd we have one of the black bears getting a little scratch after his morning breakfast.
3rd is as you can hear, The House of 1,000 Buddha's. You can kindly hear Ian say "you're blog's boring" in the background haha.
4th we have a rundown from the group to see what their favorite part of the trip was!
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