My buddy JW texted me about meeting up to do a long-planned 30K walk from Yangpyeong to Yeoju. We had canceled two weeks ago because of the weather; we had canceled last week because JW had a wedding to attend (I walked to Hanam City alone), and earlier this week, I had seen the forecast for snow on Thursday and had canceled this walk a third time. But the snow proved to be nothing much: there was no accumulation on the streets, and the sidewalks were mostly walkable. Today, it was sunny out, so even the sidewalks (the ones exposed to the sun, anyway) were clear of ice, and tomorrow, the weather in both Seoul and Yangpyeong promises to be fairly bright and warm in the afternoon.
So JW and I will be training separately to Yangpyeong Station; we'll meet there and head along the Four Rivers path to the city of Yeoju, passing two dams along the way. There's also a nasty hill about 1.5 hours into the walk, but it's the only real challenge the whole day. Everything else is quite beautiful. My only regret is that JW, as is his wont, prefers to start late, so we're meeting at Yangpyeong Station at 11 a.m. This means we'll finish up in Yeoju around 7 p.m., or maybe even 8 p.m., at which point we have to decide whether we'll eat in town or just take a bus or train back to Seoul. It's disappointing to end in the evening because it'll be too dark to see the second dam, the Yeoju-bo. But it is what it is, and I'll at least be able to spend some quality time with a friend.
If you're having trouble remembering this segment of the walk, see here.
NB: this will be JW's first-ever full-length, 30K walk. Another milestone!
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Bit of unexpected snow this morning up in 의정부. Hope your plans are still on!
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