Binggye Valley: Where Ice Forms in the Middle of Korean Summer

Binggye Bridge footbridge crossing the stream inside Binggye Valley

I visited Binggye Valley on one of the hottest days of the summer, sweating through my shirt before I even got out of the taxi. Twenty minutes later, I was standing in front of a crack in the rocks where the air coming out registered below zero. Ice — actual ice — clinging to stone … Read more