Bukhansan National Park

On a sunny day in March, we headed out to Seoul for a bit of exploring. We wanted to go hiking and we'd heard that Bukhansan is a nice hike. We took the subway to Dobongsan station and looked around for all of the hikers we were supposed to follow. We had a hard time finding any. We finally picked two serious looking hikers with heavy packs and expensive looking gear.

We were off on a hike through the concrete jungle. Not sure if we were going the right way, but not having any other options, we followed them for about a mile down this busy road on the outskirts of Seoul. 

About 20 minutes later, we took a turn down a country road past a military camp.

Some time later, the hikers ahead walked into a YMCA camp. Oops. We decided to keep going, figuring we would hit the mountain eventually. We walked past some wildlife.

Finally, we made it! The Korean versions of Yogi Bear and BooBoo welcomed us to the park.

Making sure our hair is fixed. For some reason, Koreans want to make sure they look nice at all times, so they have mirrors everywhere. A couple kilometers later, there was a mirror tied to a tree for our convenience.

Kitty! This shy gal was just hanging out in the mountains

It was a smoggy day in Seoul, but the view was pretty nice.

After a bit of hiking, we decided to head back. All in all, it was a nice little visit. I wish we had found the main entrance to the park, but we still had a nice time!