Read that one needs at least two days to explore Sokcho and the Seoraksan National Park. Seoraksan National Park is near Sokcho and if you have one day and an avid nature lover, you'd probably pick the later. The park is home to Korean musk deer, otters, Siberian flying squirrels, and even the Asian black bear. With tourists loitering the area, one would be lucky to catch a glimpse of them. Suffice perhaps for me to just see the bear in the form of a statue at the entrance. Taking a photo here probably is a must but one needs not waste too much time here. Besides, there is the Sinhung Temple and the Kwengumseng Fortress to look forward to. Hikers would probably hike to the fortress up in the mountain but tourists like us just take the cable car. There was a big crowd and of course, we had a long wait. Up in the mountain where the fortress was, one would see some man-made bricks, I think; not many of them but sure signs of people once hiding there during the hard times of war. Our guide did tell some stories on the fortress and the bear but I could not really catch what he was saying. I thought the fortress did not look so much like a fortress, more like a rubble; but up there, the sights were just breathtaking.
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