...just 25 or 30 miles, as the crow flies, from the site of the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics (just awarded to Pyeongchang, South Korea) is Seoraksan National Park. The mountains along the East Coast of South Korea are a hikers' paradise in almost any season...Here is one of the many waterfalls in the area--this is 'Yongso' Falls in the Osaek valley; the rocks are streaked red from the high mineral content--nearby springs are famed for their medicinal value...
--J. Cyr
June 2011