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just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

Just all meet in Gurye and take a taxi to whereever you want to go, if you split it it wouldn't cost anymore than 5000 each

Thats what i did when i went there with a group of friends...we went the Piagol shelter route the 1st day(but I don't think you guys will) and we just told the taxi to go to Yongoksa....it took about 4 hours from there to the shelter....

jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

So...the plan is???? Smile

inspector gadget · Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: jeollanam-do in the boonies

jlb,

I am fine with meeting at the temple and it seems the shelters you named last time seem logical as for as resting places, they seem to be divided up nicely

gadget

Njord · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Location: South Korea

inspector gadget · Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: jeollanam-do in the boonies

What about the main temple????, also who is bringing a phone, I am bringing mine and have forwarded the number to jlb and heydeloris, njord I will send you a pm with that info.

Also if you folks have a cell it would be nice to get your numbers

Gadget

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

I may very well be the only person in Korea without a cell phone! I will take your numbers with me, though, so I can call you if we fail to link up.

jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

Cool, should we say the original plan but go instead to Nogodon Shelter the first night instead of Piagol. HeyDelores...would you still be up for making a reservation for the 4 of us?

Let's say main temple at 1:00ish. Hopefully we'd all be done perusing around and we can start hiking around then. I don't think it should be too hard to find the other 3 wayguks with hiking gear so hopefully it won't be a problem.

I will PM ya'll with my cell number.

As a side note, do any of the 4 of us have a decent map or are we hoping that the ticket office or whatever will have one?

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

I'm happy to make shelter reservations for us on Monday (when I can be absolutely sure that someone who speaks Korean is nearby).

I do not have a map.

1ish sounds good to meet up and hit the trails. I will try to arrive earlier since I would really like to spend some time at the temple. Inspector gadget, do you still want to try to catch the bus together from Gwangju that morning? Do you know schedules or any other helpful information about that?

Njord · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Location: South Korea

Sounds good. I'll send you my cell number as well.

I have a good hiking topo map (in Korean). It is available for free at the tourist office outside of Hwaeomsa, but it might be closed for the holiday. I'll bring it along.

You can find more maps if you go here and search for 지리산. (This is also a good way to find maps for obscure areas. I've used it for hiking around Changwon and Jinhae.)

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

Got your cell numbers. Thanks!!

inspector gadget · Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: jeollanam-do in the boonies

hey delores,

It seems meeting at gwangju bus sation seems logical for the two of us so I will PM you on the details of bus departures, I will find out this weekend.

Seems that we wont have a problem finding each other at the temple site as we all have the same arrival time and I think its going to be very quiet during chuseok.

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

Well, I called three different times to make shelter reservations, and each time, the person hung up on me, so I asked a Korean friend to call. This is what she told me at the end of her 15-minute conversation with the people at the park office:

We can't make reservations for Oct 4 and 5 until tomorrow and Wed. They had two rooms available at Nogodan, each one holds three people. We booked both. The cost is $30 per room. (That seemed high for a shelter to me. What do you think?) Apparantly the shelter is pretty full, even though today was the first day you could make reservations.

If this sounds good to you, we'll also call tomorrow and Wednesday to book the other two days.

Also, I'm wondering what you all think about taking the rest of our planning off this forum and do it by email instead.

inspector gadget · Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: jeollanam-do in the boonies

Wow,

I didn't think they would be so booked but the mountains are a place the koreans like to be.

Sounds a little expensive, there website says its cheaper but its likely just out of date.

Ya book them, I also have bus info for you I will PM you.

gadget

jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

Don't worry about the price, just book it all and we'll figure it out when we get there I guess!

Thanks for doing this.

stiegz3000 · Joined: 11 May 2006

Hello to all...Just stumbled upon your post and was wondering if its not too late to get in on the hiking journey...it sounds great!! I'm currently living in Daegu, and am not too sure about where you all are going, but let me know your thoughts about me joining in, and hopefully we can have a great holiday weekend together in the outdoors!!! Peace. -Adam