hikeinmts
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- South Korea
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- All Treasure Hunting
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Have been hiking Korea since 1977....not including forced marches with the U.S.Army prior to that. Love it. Beautiful. Koreans have been in the hills for thousands of years, and like all other people, they have lost things......and so I hike and find what they have been losing.
Things to take with you: of course, backpack with lightest amount of items possible. Food, water - plenty of liquid in the summer and early fall.....lots hot and humid. Spray the openings in your clothing, i.e. bottom of pants legs, shirt sleeves, and around your neck with insect repellant, especially to repel ticks. There are ticks in Korea. Has onlhy been 1 reported death by tick bite in all its history, but some possibly slipped under the radar. (I went to one site, never sprayed, and took 8 ticks off of one leg after getting home.) GPS if you have it, but it is really really hard to get lost in S. Korea......a village/town/city around almost every corner. Camera equipment - as much as you can handle. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets, and much exotic fauna and flora, animals, scenery, people....Koreans love to have their pictures taken. And a nice, sturdy stick.....for helping you up and down the hills, and for any encounter with mr. no shoulders that you might have.....you know Johnny No-shoulders, don't you? S N A K E. they have them here. Most are just as shy as those anywhere else.
But I have had to kill several snakes that came at me as soon as they sensed my presence. (I figured that if I would have been a child, then I probably would have gotten bitten.) And, Korea does have a small size cobra....I saw one....and me without my camera......huge, over 1 meter long, as big around as my arm, beautiful beyond description. And he knew who was king on that mt.....and I never tried to change his mind. He sauntered north, and I headed south.
And of course, your machine. The deep military backpacks do great, and the extra pockets work very well. And your cell phone. They don't have 9-1-1 here....they have 1-1-9.....kid you not. And, especially if you are a little crazy like me, and hike alone, then you need to have your cell phone with you.
Always let someone know the approximate area you are going to. Oh, and some kind of flashlight.....small but powerful, in case you get down, and they are hunting for you, then you can let them know of your presence at night.
Probably more, but you get the idea. Love the hiking, but probably because I've been prepared for much that has happened while up in the hills.
Hope to meet you on one of the ridge trails in Korea......
Things to take with you: of course, backpack with lightest amount of items possible. Food, water - plenty of liquid in the summer and early fall.....lots hot and humid. Spray the openings in your clothing, i.e. bottom of pants legs, shirt sleeves, and around your neck with insect repellant, especially to repel ticks. There are ticks in Korea. Has onlhy been 1 reported death by tick bite in all its history, but some possibly slipped under the radar. (I went to one site, never sprayed, and took 8 ticks off of one leg after getting home.) GPS if you have it, but it is really really hard to get lost in S. Korea......a village/town/city around almost every corner. Camera equipment - as much as you can handle. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets, and much exotic fauna and flora, animals, scenery, people....Koreans love to have their pictures taken. And a nice, sturdy stick.....for helping you up and down the hills, and for any encounter with mr. no shoulders that you might have.....you know Johnny No-shoulders, don't you? S N A K E. they have them here. Most are just as shy as those anywhere else.
But I have had to kill several snakes that came at me as soon as they sensed my presence. (I figured that if I would have been a child, then I probably would have gotten bitten.) And, Korea does have a small size cobra....I saw one....and me without my camera......huge, over 1 meter long, as big around as my arm, beautiful beyond description. And he knew who was king on that mt.....and I never tried to change his mind. He sauntered north, and I headed south.
And of course, your machine. The deep military backpacks do great, and the extra pockets work very well. And your cell phone. They don't have 9-1-1 here....they have 1-1-9.....kid you not. And, especially if you are a little crazy like me, and hike alone, then you need to have your cell phone with you.
Always let someone know the approximate area you are going to. Oh, and some kind of flashlight.....small but powerful, in case you get down, and they are hunting for you, then you can let them know of your presence at night.
Probably more, but you get the idea. Love the hiking, but probably because I've been prepared for much that has happened while up in the hills.
Hope to meet you on one of the ridge trails in Korea......
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