the Bundang walk: better late than never

The 10-to-2 time frame became the 3-to-7 time frame, but I did indeed walk down to Bundang. Here are some walk stats:

I haven't walked this much in a few weeks. This is, in fact, the longest walk I've taken since my February 13 mishap, a.k.a., my stress fracture. I popped some pills before today's walk, and while I had achy feet at the end of it, the walk wasn't bad on the whole. I plan on walking from Incheon to Yangpyeong at the end of this month (sorry, Daniel, but I'd rather stay local instead of risking infection by riding around in a train or bus for a lengthy amount of time... maybe later this year!), so today was a good test of what my foot can endure. Keep in mind that my right foot remains slightly swollen, so at a guess, it's not completely healed. The bones, at least, feel fine, and today's walk seems to show that I can withstand four days in a row of 25K to 35K treks.

The walk to Bundang from where I live is almost a straight shot due south. I started today's walk at 3 p.m., which means the sun was already in the western sky, i.e., to my right as I faced south. I was a bit worried about sunburn, but this proved not to be an issue. I had my toshi on my arms, so they were shielded, but my ears and face—which were exposed—didn't burn.

The trail leading over to Garak Market and Jamshil was blocked off:

The detour wasn't a problem because I was headed left and downhill to the Tan Creek trail, anyway. Nothing along the Tan Creek was blocked, and crowds of Koreans were out taking advantage of the lovely weather. I always inwardly sneer at all the fair-weather pussies who never show up when the weather starts to turn cool in the fall, and who disappear entirely when we're on the verge of winter.

A shot of one of the tributaries to the Tan Creek:

Spring has sprung, which means little buds of hope start to appear:

More crowds:

Farther along, I saw some major construction happening in/on the creek:

The sun is low in the sky at this point (6:23 p.m.), near the end of my walk:

While the route doesn't take you out into nature, it's rather pleasant:

And here's the jinggeom-dari that I crossed to head over to Jeongja Station:

It was a good walk. I was able to do it without stopping and without pausing to take a drink of any sort. All of this bodes well for my upcoming four-day trek. I just need to log a few more small-scale walks to get my feet used to the stress and strain of distance walking again. Ought to be fun. I'm glad I got my walk in today; tomorrow's supposed to be rainy.