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Songrisan National Park, Chungbug, ROK 2006 : Photos taken during Nov. 18~19 shortly after peak of autumn leaves but not too late. National Park features Bogjusa Buddhist temple with about dozen satelite temples or hermitages.

Songrisan National Park, Chungbug, ROK 2006

Photos taken during Nov. 18~19 shortly after peak of autumn leaves but ...

Updated: Nov 24, 2006 7:12pm PST

ChangGyeong-gung : Dec. 2005 survey of one of the palace grounds in northern Seoul.

ChangGyeong-gung

Dec. 2005 survey of one of the palace grounds in northern Seoul.

Updated: Sep 25, 2006 2:38am PST

Visit to Panmunjeon of Korea's DMZ : On August10, 2006 I joined a very small VIP tour of Panmunjeom. Coinciding with our visit to the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjeom was a Chinese tourist group visiting from the north side of the bondary between North and South Korea. The white-feathered egrets were particularly plentiful in this de facto nature preserve.

Visit to Panmunjeon of Korea's DMZ

On August10, 2006 I joined a very small VIP tour of Panmunjeom. Coinci ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2006 7:35am PST

Palaces, Gardens and Forts : A wide variety of Korean palances, palace gardens and city walls and fortifications found in Seoul and near-by Suwon

Palaces, Gardens and Forts

A wide variety of Korean palances, palace gardens and city walls and f ...

Updated: Apr 13, 2009 7:17am PST

Homage to a Korean War Battlefield : Fifty-five years later, almost to the day, former USMC Norman Callahan traveled from Dallas, TX to where he fought with the C-1-1 at the Battle of Horseshoe Ridge on April 23 & 24, 1951. The site, located north of Chuncheon, had weather almost identical to the day of battle - a beautiful spring day. Unlike 2006, April 1951 featured a night of Chinese human wave attacks on the half hour with moments of silence punctuated by the sound of chattering teeth as the Marines shivered in a mixture of cold and fear. The Marines lost 210 men with 60%+ casualties. The Chinese losses remain unknown but a spotter plane surveying the field a day after battle estimated as many as 2,400 Chinese dead laid on the terrain, largely slain by machine gun fire as they assaulted the Marines to within 20 yards of the US position. Norman was able to find the site in spite of the lack of any monument or sign of any kind at the site. He found the old fox holes which are now slight depressions in the hills, largely covered by fallen leaves. The once denuded hills are now covered with trees and bushes but the contours were unmistakable. Norman brought from home banners and a jar of earth that came from the park named in the honor of Ruben Adame, and also another jar that came from Adame's home, that the people in Alvin TX., were kind enough to locate and provide for Norman. The soil from these jars Norman sprinkled on the battle field as a gesture of solidarity and remembrance. Here is how Norman remembered it: "The (one) night of the 23rd and morning of the 24th, from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m.. (14 hours) The KIA's in Charlie company alone were, as I wrote home in '52 about 15 to 20 and the WIA's 110, which probably equate to 60+%. and the 2,400 KIA's were by the combination of artillery, mortars, napalm etc., etc., and the ONLY advantageous place the opposition could and did attack us from during that period was with Charlie companies position at the top of the hill as that is what the terrain demanded. And in Charlie Co, eight fox-holes and 16 people remained there for the brunt of their offense which, as you've related cost them dearly. Out of 17 people in two machine gun squads, 17 people, I was the last man on the totem pole, and when we left the next day, I and one other were the only two who were not W or KIA during that period from the Machine gun section. The 8 holes referred to above were manned by a shortened squad of riflemen, 8 out of the usual 13 and the machine gun squad of, also 9, including the section leader, who was responsible for 2 squads of MG's."

Homage to a Korean War Battlefield

Fifty-five years later, almost to the day, former USMC Norman Callahan ...

Updated: May 01, 2006 9:09pm PST

Mungyeong, Gyeong-buk : Mun-gyeong is a mountain surrounded small city on the north border of Gyeongsang Bugdo, next to Chungcheong Bugdo. It was along one of the then 2 routes that connected Busan to Seoul in early times and later became a coal center. Today, the main industry is tourism given its natural beauty and history. These photos were taken during the height of spring blossoms on April 15~16, 2006. Featured is Bong-am Temple, a secluded Zen Buddhist temple.

Mungyeong, Gyeong-buk

Mun-gyeong is a mountain surrounded small city on the north border of ...

Updated: Apr 30, 2006 7:25pm PST

Chang-Gyeong-Gung, Palace in Winter Light : A photo essay of late winter light in one of northern Seoul's palace grounds during late December 2005.

Chang-Gyeong-Gung, Palace in Winter Light

A photo essay of late winter light in one of northern Seoul's palace ...

Updated: Jan 01, 2006 8:27pm PST

Snow Leaves, 2005 : Last leaves of autumn blown on to Seoul's first snow of winter, December 2005.

Snow Leaves, 2005

Last leaves of autumn blown on to Seoul's first snow of winter, Decemb ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2005 6:38am PST

Scenes of Seoul : Miscellaneous photos of people and places in Seoul shot since 1999.

Scenes of Seoul

Miscellaneous photos of people and places in Seoul shot since 1999.

Updated: Aug 27, 2009 8:04pm PST

Korean Miscellanea : A wide array of shots that don't easily fit into other galleries ranging from taekwondo to abstracts

Korean Miscellanea

A wide array of shots that don't easily fit into other galleries rangi ...

Updated: Oct 04, 2009 1:23am PST

Korean Streets and Alleys : Mostly Seoul's streets and alleys

Korean Streets and Alleys

Mostly Seoul's streets and alleys

Updated: Oct 04, 2009 1:18am PST

Korean Countryside and Nature : Photos from varous rural parts of South Korea

Korean Countryside and Nature

Photos from varous rural parts of South Korea

Updated: Apr 25, 2009 5:32am PST

Korean Traditional Architecture : A wide array of Korean buildings and their details

Korean Traditional Architecture

A wide array of Korean buildings and their details

Updated: Feb 02, 2009 7:03pm PST

Korea Performers and Performing Arts : Collection of amateur and professionals performing dance and music publicly

Korea Performers and Performing Arts

Collection of amateur and professionals performing dance and music pub ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2009 8:22pm PST

Korean Buddhism : This a collection of photographs taken primarily in Buddhist temples in Korea from 1975 to present. Featured here are some of the major and many of the minor temples plus the people associated with Buddhism in Korea.

Korean Buddhism

This a collection of photographs taken primarily in Buddhist temples i ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2009 8:45pm PST

Seoul Autumn Day, 2004 : An October day in the traditional part of northern Seoul featuring autumn leaves and Confucian schools

Seoul Autumn Day, 2004

An October day in the traditional part of northern Seoul featuring aut ...

Updated: Sep 18, 2005 9:00pm PST

2008 Buddha's Birthday, Seoul : May 2~May 12 Festival culminating with the Lantern Parade on May 4 and Buddha's Birthday on May 12. All photos shot in Seoul, Korea.

2008 Buddha's Birthday, Seoul

May 2~May 12 Festival culminating with the Lantern Parade on May 4 and ...

Updated: May 08, 2008 12:10am PST

Seoul Street Protests 2008 : Anti-government "anti-Mad Cow Disease", etc. street demonstrations during May and June 2008.

Seoul Street Protests 2008

Anti-government "anti-Mad Cow Disease", etc. street demonstrations dur ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2008 6:49am PST

Seoul's Autumn Leaves : Mid November 2008 in Samchong-dong and Changdeokgung in northern downtown Seoul, Korea. (More to follow, soon...)

Seoul's Autumn Leaves

Mid November 2008 in Samchong-dong and Changdeokgung in northern downt ...

Updated: Nov 27, 2008 12:25am PST