Kol San Dong

About two weekends Geoff and I got extremely bored, and decided to go hiking. He took me up Kol San Dong, a mountain on behind post. The gate to it is close to our building. Geoff has to run and do road marches all the time up this mountain. There is a little village that you have to go through on the way up. It is in the middle of nowhere, so most of the people living there come on to post and take the bus to get to Tongducheon. In the picture above, the mountain in the very back is where we ended up.
Here we are at the top. There is a dirt road that goes all the way around the mountain and winds all through the surrounding mountains. I know it looks like it was a very dreary day, but it really was very nice out. The foggy haze in the picture is Yellow Dust. In the states I know y'all are all suffering from a very high pollen count. Yellow Dust is not the same thing as pollen. It is a toxic dust that comes from the Gobi Desert in China. They warn that small children and the elderly should not be out in it. It can cause anything from eye infections, respiratory infections and even cancer. We had no clue that the Yellow Dust level was dangerously high the day we went hiking. We found out after we got back, turned on the TV and saw all these warnings. Neither one of us got sick, but I did have really itchy eyes for a couple of days.
On a crafting note, I made these socks for a friend here in Korea. Well she found out she was going to have a baby boy, so I decided to make him a matching pair. I just hope they fit the both of them. And below is my latest accomplishments. I bought this yarn before I even came to Korea. The other day while surfing through Knit Picks inventory, I realized that they don't sale it anymore. I wish they did it is really fun. I had a little problem with the dark green dye bleeding. Now I am going to have to think of my next project until I receive the yarn for the Hogwarts Sock Swap. Until next time!