tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post7562799801607427055..comments2024-03-28T11:05:00.139+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: Walk Thoughts #238: final post, final thoughtsKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-68940551606037007222017-05-30T17:54:42.826+09:002017-05-30T17:54:42.826+09:00Charles,
It was a nice, healthy 18-mile chunk tha...Charles,<br /><br />It was a nice, healthy 18-mile chunk that I missed. I suppose I could have cheated and walked only 13 of the 18 miles, given that I <i>did</i> manage to walk 5 miles on the day in question. But as I discovered, almost 4 of those 5 miles were an utterly different route, so it's good that I covered the missing segment from end to end in a proper way, from Sangju to Nakdan.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-7062713101796328792017-05-29T23:17:41.412+09:002017-05-29T23:17:41.412+09:00OK, got through all the pics, and read the epilogu...OK, got through all the pics, and read the epilogue, too. Glad to hear that you met your little friend again, even if he did try to snap your fingers off. It's funny to hear that you met the 민박 ajumma again as well. Sort of a perverse bookend to the trip.<br /><br />I hadn't realized you had missed that much of the trail. I was thinking that it was only a little bit, but apparently it wasn't! I can see why you felt the need to see it through.<br /><br />Agreed on the camping front; why would you want to camp if you didn't have to? Not that I don't like camping, but going someplace to camp and enjoy yourself is one thing--camping on the trail when you have to lug everything around yourself is another thing entirely.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-69427428542613783622017-05-29T02:43:49.962+09:002017-05-29T02:43:49.962+09:00Thanks, Charles. It's a lot of pics to get th...Thanks, Charles. It's a lot of pics to get through, so please take your time.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-56183026031938960112017-05-29T02:06:57.704+09:002017-05-29T02:06:57.704+09:00I must admit that I haven't gotten through all...I must admit that I haven't gotten through all the pictures yet, but a few comments on Chinese characters:<br /><br />The 경(擎) in 경천대 means "to lift up" or "to rise up" (들 in this case is a verb, not a noun). 대(臺) is indeed a place signifier, and it is generally used to refer to a high place. So a possible translation would be "High place where the sky soars".<br /><br />As far as 이색 goes, the literal meaning of the word generally translated as "unusual" or "out of the ordinary" is indeed "differently colored." So they are the same term, not two different words. It's just that one meaning is literal and the other is metaphorical.<br /><br />I'm not sure about Donam Seowon, but seowon are usually named after people, so it's likely that "Donam" is a name.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-52410031299193772472017-05-28T23:00:58.935+09:002017-05-28T23:00:58.935+09:00Congrats on finishing your walk. I don't know...Congrats on finishing your walk. I don't know if you've seen <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-15/stormtrooper-scott-loxley-finishes-charity-walk-around-australia/6546476" rel="nofollow">this man's walk around Australia in a Stormtrooper suit,</a> but I think his not having a backpack to lug around is a great idea. Losing 1/3 of his body weight while in the middle of nowhere out in the bush, not so great.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-52294086557904275012017-05-28T16:37:58.416+09:002017-05-28T16:37:58.416+09:00thank you for posting up pics of your walk. it'...thank you for posting up pics of your walk. it's nice to see korea like this! and also i am so glad you met the pup again. super cutehahnakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238002055767012884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-62114015457232063282017-05-28T16:15:15.894+09:002017-05-28T16:15:15.894+09:00Thanks, Hahna!Thanks, Hahna!Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-21380143740194416682017-05-28T12:17:52.833+09:002017-05-28T12:17:52.833+09:00franciscan monk pic. the characters read 인내 patien...franciscan monk pic. the characters read 인내 patiencehahnakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238002055767012884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-38445685669970974692017-05-28T10:16:23.102+09:002017-05-28T10:16:23.102+09:00John,
That's a good point re: humanity/crowds...John,<br /><br />That's a good point re: humanity/crowds. I'm guessing that the area will liven up during the full summer months.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-21270124015798009152017-05-28T09:09:10.676+09:002017-05-28T09:09:10.676+09:00Once again I really enjoyed your trip report and p...Once again I really enjoyed your trip report and photos. I'm not seeing much humanity in the area, yet the infrastructure seems built for crowds. But if no one was out and about on a Saturday...?<br /><br />The mallard head was pretty cool. Although the bill seemed awful close to the ground. I hope you didn't forget to (ahem) duck...John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.com