scenes from Tuesday night's creekside walk

I waited a couple days for the water to recede, and Tuesday evening, I went to the creek with the intention of doing a creekside walk. The water had indeed receded, and all the creekside trails were open. The following photos partially document the walk.

Looking down the stairs, I can see a path again at the bottom!

the shed carapace of a cicada

a look down the path and at all the vegetation

The water still wants to overflow.

silt and debris—a sure sign of flooding (not to mention the smells)

Staircase #1 still looks pitiful.

another view of Staircase #1

The creek behaves itself.

fallen light pole along the Yangjae-cheon

fallen and covered in vegetation

a fallen tree—one of many

barely visible tree roots (different tree)

mud and sludge

more silt along the Tan Creek (Tan-cheon)

tree partied too much last night

Don't be tempted to jump the broken fence.

a section where the fence is all gone

walking toward the Han River, we get a rare glimpse leftward at prefab under-the-bridge offices

more mud and silt

yet more schmutz

This bridge was totally underwater a couple days ago.

The lights of a stadium burn brightly.

the on-ramp to the north/east side of the Tan-cheon

1.3 km to the Han River

Is this sign saying there's a road-improvement project going on at the International Exchange Complex? 

apologizing for the inconvenience caused by all the construction

This driving course was totally underwater not long ago.

more of the driving course

and yet more

zee ramp, eet goes ahp

Don't know what insect this is, but it looks wind-tunnel tested.

Remember the photo of the flooded building?

Here's that same building as it's supposed to look, i.e., without the flooding.

once again on a familiar path

a bridge that spans the Tan Creek

a not-quite-straightaway

still as a statue, he (she?) sat

A tiny orb-weaver—I interrupted her while she was eating.

more toad than frog, I think (and very tiny)

my apartment building in the distance

the view from the restroom by the walking trail

a nice, clean-cut path

The fallen lamppost is upright again!

where the lamppost was righted, new tamped earth

onward

turn right just after the bridge to cross the creek (which is now clear)

a map of the Songpa Loop Trail (21 km)... I've tried part of it and didn't like it

The bridge that had been covered in dead trees is now clear.

A lot of the dead wood got piled up. Not sure what it'll be used for.

If I were a wood sculptor, though, I'd be having a field day.

a look back at the path and all the wood

more wood!

note the tilted lamppost

I guess I took another shot of the same lamppost. Sorry.

final stretch before the footbridge to my neighborhood

the footbridge (called yuk-gyo in Korean and une passerelle in French)

bridge-porn angle

appreciate the arch

the ramp down to Gaepo Street and my apartment (distance)

digital zoom: my apartment, Daecheong Tower

It was good to see that the water had receded to the point that creekside hikes were again possible. While I enjoyed learning about all those high-level routes during the recent flood, I didn't enjoy being on the same level as the traffic, so it's nice to be back on the trails I'm used to. There's more rain being forecast, though, so you never know: the local creeks might flood again before the monsoon season is over. We'll just have to... go with the flow.