Day Three should have been more strenuous than it was. First I ambled through Sinheungsa, a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order. The layout will be familiar to visitors of other Korean temples: the brilliantly fierce Four Heavenly Kings, the square inner courtyard and living quarters that flank it and the elevated main shrine hall. Under direct sun, the five-colored designs (“dancheong”) covering the pillars and wooden eaves almost glow. The plan from here was to continue on to Ulsanbawi (Ulsan Rock). This is the collection of granite finger peaks that along with Dinosaur Ridge so often advertise the park. The trail was muddy and slick in places but dried out in time. I eventually arrived at Heundeulbawi, an interesting site named for the boulder that is customary to try to roll though succeeding would surely end lives. Another Buddhist hermitage, Gyejoam, is uniquely placed at the scene with buildings and a shrine crouched within a mountain cave. After a look-see and some photos I sat gorging chocolate, an energy top-off. Then I backtracked. If there was a path that continued on to Ulsanbawi, I didn’t see it. If there was a sign (there was), I missed it. The fingers looked down from above and I took it as look, don’t touch. I’ll get ya next time.






































































