Want to get out of Cheongju for a bit? Get some sun and enjoy the beauty of nature? In about an hour the bus headed for Hwayang-Dong brings you to Songnisan National Park. Get off at the stop for Hwayang Valley and hike along the river for about 20 minutes. You’ll get to sandy beaches and smooth rocks where you can sunbake or go for a swim in the river.
And now some photos
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo Some kind of buddhist school](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_07-350x233.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo Men and their toys ...](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_10-233x350.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo The gang](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_11-350x233.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo These rocks want to be climbed!](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_14-350x233.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo Everything is still gray and bald ...](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_08-350x233.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo ... a month later: spring has come!](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_44-350x233.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo Off the beaten track](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_42-233x350.jpg)
![[lang de]Hwayanggugok[/lang de][lang en]Hwayanggugok[/lang en] photo A venomous 'Tiger Keelback' snake](http://blog.felixsalomon.net/uploads/2010/05/river_43-350x253.jpg)