After finally arriving at our hostel the night before, Barney and I made plans with the hostel staff to take a shuttle to Changbai Mountain's 北坡 běi pò (north slope) the morning of the 31st. Luckily, our day on the mountain, the reason for the entire arduous trip, progressed without incident and ended up being very enjoyable. Since this was very much a visual trip, I'm just going to let loose with pictures and the occasional caption. Enjoy!
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| the north slope entrance |
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| the main plaza (where one catches shuttles to all major attractions) |
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| the line for the shuttle to Heavenly Lake at opening time |
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| the view on the suicidal drive up to Heavenly Lake |
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| They chose to translate 天池 Tiān Chí as "Sky Pond." It's still Heavenly Lake. |
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| a map of Heavenly Lake |
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| the view towards China from the summit |
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| my first glimpse of Heavenly Lake! |
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| North Korea in the distance |
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| North Korean currency for sale at the gift shop |
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| walkway to the special waterfall |
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| natural bubbling hot springs |
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| the special waterfall |
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| putting the hot spring water to good use |
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| waterfalls falling into the "Deep Green Pond" |
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| the "Deep Green Pond" |
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| waterfall on the way to the "Underground Forest" |
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| the Underground Forest |
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And that, ladies and gentleman, was the north slope of Changbai Mountain. Now all that's left is to tell the tale of the journey home.
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