The Great Outdoors
“In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks,” mused John Muir, a Scottish-born American naturalist. Until recently, the closest I had ever come to South Korea’s “nature,” and its seemingly innumerable array of mountains, was from the comfort of my home. I would gaze upon the jagged peaks of Palgong Mountain from my window on a sun-kissed Sunday afternoon, contemplating their vastness and the sweat and toil of the many eager hikers determined to scale them. “Sunday is a day of rest”; softly sighing this old adage to myself, I would settle down to yet another lazy Sabbath day upon
- Prof. Stephen McGuckin, M.Litt
- 2010-06-08 18:54