Field Trip

These shots are from a field trip I took with some of my students at Hallim Middle School. We went to Hwawang Mountain.




The trail was beautiful, and the view from the top was spectacular. It was rough for a lot of students. To go from sitting at a desk most of your waking hours, to hiking nearly three miles up, with no switchbacks, somehow just doesn't seem fair! You can imagine their outbursts when their teacher wizzed past on a rented motor bike!




At the top, the students spread out across this old fortress wall. The wall is thought to have been used off and on, as needed, since the Gaya period (about 1300 years ago.)

No, this isn't sushi. This is Kimbap. It's a very popular, quick meal - all of the students had this for lunch - every single one. It's pretty much the equivelant of a sandwich - seaweed and rice, wrapped around any number of fillings...

The teachers had an enormous amount of food in their bags. We had our picnic together, and supplemented it all with some food from the little food stand set up at the top of the mountain!

The mountain is known for its grasses. They are burned once every three years to promote new growth.