Monday, May 15, 2023

just after the main pollen season ended

The pollen season is nearly over. Cycled leisurely around the countryside and along the riverside path after a month's absence. It was tough to start riding again after a month absence, but managed to cover a distance longer than 90 km.  
Gaejin 개진 village and the road to Goryeong 고령 and Ugok 우곡, which runs up the hill pass in the distance. A river flows near Ugok village. A traditional pavilion is nestled into the edge of a cliff on the opposite side of the river, which flows into the Nakdong river. You shall discover the peaceful landscape from the riverside between Ugok 우곡 and Gaekgi 객기.
The approximate location of Gaekgi river dock 객기 나루터 by the Nakdong river and a Buddhist temple, Musimsa 무심사 in the middle of the hill on the other side of the river. This river dock had been one of the nodes within transportation and logistics networks along the Nakdong river since ancient times. Historically, the Japanese army landed here and pushed on towards Goryeong during the Japanese invasion by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592. Until the early 1990's, this river dock is said to have been used, but now can't find any trace of the pier as the construction of new riverbanks altered the waterway.