2025. 2. 2. 07:19ㆍ국내여행/전라도
친구야, 덕유산에 눈 엄청 왔다더라! 뉴스에서도 나오길래 갑자기 작년에 갔던 기억이 확 떠오르더라고. 너도 알잖아, 그때 우리 케이블카 타고 덕유산 정상까지 올라갔던 거. 진짜 사람이 많긴 했는데, 기다린 보람이 있었지 않냐?
Hey, dude, I heard there was a lot of snow on Deogyusan! I suddenly remembered last year when I saw it on the news. You know, back then we took the cable car to the top of Deogyusan. There were a lot of people, but wasn't it worth the wait?
눈 덮인 덕유산, 그 자체로 환상!
Deogyusan covered in snow, it's fantastic in itself!
우리 그때 케이블카 타려고 한 1시간은 기다렸던 것 같은데, 솔직히 줄 서면서도 "아, 이거 너무 오래 기다리는 거 아니야?" 싶었잖아.
I think we waited for about an hour to ride the cable car that time, and honestly, while waiting in line, I thought, "Oh, isn't this waiting too long?"
근데 막상 올라가고 나니까 와… 진짜 장관이었다. 케이블카 타고 올라가는 동안 점점 풍경이 변하는데, 아래쪽은 그냥 겨울산 느낌이었는데 위로 올라갈수록 나무들이 온통 눈으로 뒤덮여서 완전 설국이더라고. 그때 우리가 탄 케이블카 안에서 "야, 대박이다" 하면서 계속 사진 찍었던 거 기억나?
But once we got up there, wow... it was really spectacular. The scenery changed as we went up on the cable car. The bottom felt like a winter mountain, but as we went up, the trees were covered in snow and it was a complete snow country. Do you remember taking pictures in the cable car while we were riding, saying, "Wow, this is amazing"?
향적봉, 하얀 눈꽃 세상
Hyangjeokbong, a white snow flower world
덕유산 하면 역시 향적봉(標高 1,614m)이잖아. 케이블카 내리고 나서도 살짝 걸어 올라가야 했는데, 그 길도 진짜 예뻤어. 나무마다 상고대(서리꽃)가 잔뜩 피어 있어서, 마치 눈꽃 터널 속을 걷는 기분이었어. 진짜 이런 말 하면 좀 오글거리지만 "겨울왕국" 실사판 보는 느낌이랄까?
When you think of Deogyusan, you have to think of Hyangjeokbong (1,614m). After getting off the cable car, we had to walk up a bit, but that path was really pretty. Every tree was covered in frost flowers, so it felt like walking through a tunnel of snow flowers. It may be a bit cringey to say this, but it felt like watching a real-life version of "Frozen."
특히 정상에서 내려다보는 풍경이 대박이었어. 아래를 내려다보니까 온 세상이 하얗게 덮여 있어서 현실감이 안 들 정도였거든. 보통 산 아래에서 눈이 와도 여기저기 섞여서 그냥 겨울 풍경 정도인데, 덕유산은 완전 차원이 다르더라. 정상에서 사방을 둘러보면 그냥 온 세상이 새하얀 바다처럼 펼쳐지는 느낌? 그 순간만큼은 진짜 일상 스트레스 다 날아가더라.
The view from the top was especially amazing. When I looked down, the whole world was covered in white, so it didn't feel real. Usually, when it snows at the bottom of a mountain, it's just a winter landscape mixed here and there, but Deogyusan was on a completely different level. When I looked around from the top, the whole world seemed like a pure white sea? At that moment, all my daily stress really flew away.
상고대가 만들어낸 환상적인 풍경
A fantastic landscape created by the frost flowers
너도 알다시피 덕유산은 우리나라에서 상고대를 볼 수 있는 대표적인 명소 중 하나잖아. 우리가 갔을 때도 운 좋게 제대로 핀 상고대를 볼 수 있었잖아! 바람에 얼어붙은 나뭇가지들이 햇빛을 받아서 반짝거리는데, 진짜 황홀했어. 사진으로 보면 그냥 예쁘다~ 정도인데, 실제로 보면 와, 이게 진짜 현실에서 가능한 풍경인가? 싶더라고.
As you know, Deogyusan is one of the representative places in Korea where you can see the frost flowers. When we went there, we were lucky enough to see the frost flowers in full bloom! The branches frozen by the wind sparkled in the sunlight, and it was truly enchanting. In photos, it's just pretty~, but when I saw it in person, I thought, "Wow, is this a landscape that can actually be done in reality?"
그때 우리가 장갑 벗고 손 시려운 줄도 모르고 계속 폰 꺼내서 사진 찍고 있었잖아. 근데 막상 찍고 나면 실제 풍경보다 감동이 덜 담겨서 좀 아쉬웠어. 눈으로 직접 보는 게 훨씬 감동적이었거든. 그 느낌은 진짜 가본 사람만 알지.
At that time, we took off our gloves and kept taking pictures with our phones without even realizing that our hands were cold. But when we actually took the pictures, it was a bit disappointing because they were less impressive than the actual scenery. It was much more impressive to see it with our own eyes. Only those who have actually been there know that feeling.
상쾌한 공기, 잊을 수 없는 순간
Refreshing air, unforgettable moments
산 위에서 공기가 얼마나 상쾌했는지 몰라! 평소에 도시에서 탁한 공기 마시다가 저런 데 가면, 그냥 숨 쉬는 것만으로도 힐링되는 느낌? 그리고 우리가 정상에서 꽤 오래 머물렀잖아. 원래 겨울 산은 너무 추워서 오래 있기 힘든데, 그날은 다행히 바람이 덜 불어서 덜 추웠어. 코끝이 시릴 정도의 차가운 공기랑 눈부시게 하얀 설경, 그리고 그 맑은 하늘이 아직도 눈앞에 선해.
You don’t know how refreshing the air was on the mountain! If you usually breathe in the stuffy air in the city and go to a place like that, you feel healed just by breathing? And we stayed at the top for quite a while. Normally, it’s so cold in the winter that it’s hard to stay there for a long time, but fortunately, the wind wasn’t blowing that day, so it wasn’t so cold. The cold air that made my nose tingle, the dazzling white snow, and the clear sky are still vivid in my mind.
정상에서 내려올 때도 아쉬워서 계속 뒤돌아봤던 거 기억나? 다시 내려가면 이 풍경 언제 또 볼 수 있을까 싶어서 말이야. 내려오는 길에도 또 사진 찍고, 눈밭에서 뛰어다니면서 장난치고, 진짜 그날은 시간 가는 줄 몰랐어.
Do you remember looking back because you were sad when you came down from the top? Because you wondered when you would be able to see this scenery again if you went back down. On the way down, we took more pictures, played around in the snow, and really didn’t know how time flew by that day.
또 가고 싶다, 덕유산!
I want to go to Deogyusan again!
올해도 덕유산 눈꽃이 장난 아니라는데, 너 이번 겨울에 또 갈 생각 없냐? 난 솔직히 다시 가도 좋을 것 같아. 케이블카 기다리는 게 좀 힘들긴 했지만, 올라가서 본 풍경이 모든 걸 잊게 해줄 정도였잖아. 그때도 우리 "와, 이건 직접 와봐야 한다"고 얘기했었잖아.
They say that the snow flowers at Deogyusan are no joke this year. Do you plan on going again this winter? Honestly, I think it would be nice to go again. It was a bit hard to wait for the cable car, but the view from the top was enough to make you forget everything. Even back then, we said, "Wow, you have to come see this in person."
다음엔 좀 더 일찍 가서 눈꽃 핀 덕유산에서 제대로 겨울을 즐겨보자! 사진으로 보는 거랑 직접 가서 보는 거랑은 차원이 다르니까. 진짜 너도 다시 가고 싶지 않냐?
Next time, let's go a little earlier and enjoy the winter at Deogyu Mountain with snow flowers! There's a world of difference between seeing it in pictures and seeing it in person. Don't you want to go there again?