A small look at China with stories to come ...

The Bailong elevator in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Beautiful pinnacles can be seen throughout the park at Zhangjiajie

Near the Avatar mountains at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

One of the sites on a 5.8KM walk down one of the pinnacles


A small look at China with stories to come ...

Hope those walkways are stable as that would be a LONG fall

On the bus ride up a very windy road to get to the Tianmen Cave

999 extremely steep steps to get to the top of the Tianmen Cave

A small look at China with stories to come ...

Setting off on the first trail at 9am on the top of Tianmen Mountain

Wicked gondola ride to the top of Tianmen Mountain from Zhangjiajie City

An amazing view while standing on one of many viewpoints around the pinnacles

Trails around the pinnacles at Tianmen Mountain in Hunan Province

Friday August 15th, 2014

Raspberries for breakfast — so delicious!

Last day of work — playing around with my students (taken with iPad)

Saying goodbye to my students on my last day of work (taken with iPad)

One of the little critters running around at my new place of employment (taken with iPad)

More of Sunday Funday ...

A beautiful reservoir in northern Taiwan — perhaps some new stomping grounds

Found along a mountain road from Shiding over to the number nine highway

Who doesn't want to jump right in? Too bad it's illegal.

Does this really need a caption?!

Waterfalls galore ...

Found in Neidong National Forest Recreation Area in Wulai

Found in Neidong National Forest Recreation Area in Wulai

Four Dragon waterfall in Shenkeng

Four Dragon waterfall in Shenkeng

Friday August 1st, 2014

The beautiful Nanshih River in Neidong National Forest Recreation Area near Wulai

Caterpillar along one of the trails in the Neidong National Forest Recreation Area

Trying to find a way down to the Nanshih River for some river tracing

Tons of these butterflies can be found while river tracing in the Nanshih River