Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Gyeongsang Bukdo Munkyeong Hwangjangsan Mountain Hike in Korea- Ansaengdal Village Course

1. Date and Time : Dec 19, 2018 08:30~13:00 (4 hours 30 minutes including half an hour break).

2. Location : Dongro-myeon (Town), Mungyeong-si (City), Gyeongsangbuk-do (Province), Korea

3. Distance and Course : About 5.6km. Course is to start at Ansaengdal Village Parking Lot => => Hwangjangsan Mountain Summit (1,077m Altitude) => Jageunchagadjae Hill => Back to the Ansaengdal Village Parking Lot through round circling as indicated at the Hwangjansan Mountain Hike Map and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl4SPcUAjT0&feature=youtu.be

4. Overall Course Explanation.

Clean blue water and green pine trees on the precipice close to the valley form a wonderful and unforgettable sight and beautiful rocks remind of an Oriental painting. Danyangcheon (Stream) already takes pride in the quantity of water and considerable width in front of Murangol (Valley), the entrance of Hwangjangsan (1,077m altitude). There is few limited hike course at Hwangjangsan Mountain which is the most popular Ansaengdal course to hikers rounding total 5.6km form the Ansaengdal Village and back to the same starting point. We could broadly make three division of the complete hike course as 1st section from Ansaengdal Village to Hwangjangsan Summit, 2nd section from Hwangjangsan Summit to Jageunchagadjae Hill and 3rd section from Jageunchagadjae Hill to Ansaengdal Village. First Section is to ascend through somewhat steep uphill road, especially long inclined stairs, Second Section to walk through comparably easy and mild ridge road and Third Section to downhill through mild steep road. When started to ascend the First Section at Ansaengdal Village, it was a bit cold temperature, minus 9 degree C and carefully checked course map and took decision circulating from right to left as indicated at the map. I was walking on the course road at the Ansaengdal Village for about a quarter minutes and found first landmark stating as 2.4km to the Summit and 4.2km to the Jageunchagadjae Hill which is standing at fruit field. I turned right at the landmark and continuously climbed on the valley for about half an hour and reached 2nd landmark stating as 1.4km to the Summit and 3.2km to Jageunchagadjae which is at about middle of the First Section Course. I was keeping walking on steep and rocky road for another half an hour and met long and steep wooden stair road for 10minutes more and saw third landmark standing at just below the Summit which left only 300m to the Summit. I tried to continue to move up through stairs and realized it was so hard to walk because of so severe wind blow containing fine dust. Therefore I took protective dust mask and kept on moving up for about 20 minutes and finally touched down Hwangjangsan Mountain Summit elevating as 1,077m altitude and quickly looking around the Summit as see at the photo and video. I took a left road for downhill and started to walk and found snow on the ridge road are thicker than 1^st Valley Course and still slippery. I was walking down on ridge road very carefully and reached Observation point and left around view picture as photo and video. I moved down on this ridge road for about half an hour from the Summit and reached Jageunchagadjae Hill where I saw landmark stating as 1.3km to Ansaengdal Village through somewhat sloped downhill road. I returned Ansaengdal Village after about half an hour from the Jageunchagadjae Hill. I delete “Access Article and so retailed Explanation of Mountain” because it would be too long and much for the reader which may make the reader tired. If anybody like to know more details, please leave message at the comment frame which I will response to these comments or questions soonest.