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| I live right next to 수락산 (Suraksan or Mt. Surak). I see it from the elevator lobby on my floor every day. Today I decided to climb it. |
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| My subway station has a helpful map of the mountain paths. |
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| Walking to the path, I discover an instance of poor placement of warning sign and/or tree... |
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| On the way to the mountain there's a babbling brook and tree-lined avenue. |
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| Convenient bilingual signage! |
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| At first I thought "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" but actually it's "Meeting Square". |
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| Scrubby Korean forest. Nothing majestic about it. |
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| Korean ant! |
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| Somewhat more elevated but still scrubby. |
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| The lower portions of the trail have several trees across the path. |
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| The trail has a major soil erosion problem. This path must be deadly when it rains. |
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| Exhibit C. |
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| This guy put on a suit before hiking the mountain. This makes a statement about the ascent or Korean men... |
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| Halfway in, the English signage disappears. Fortunately, I remember 수락산정상 means "Suraksan summit". |
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| A break in the trees exposes part of the city to view. |
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| The mountain's craggier towards the top. |
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| Suddenly, the trail disappears and the ascent becomes much more difficult. |
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| The summit. |
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| Product placement. |
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| View from the top. |
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