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| The Bengshankeng trails (崩山坑古道) led us through wonderfully lush shaded forests |
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| We followed this stream for parts of the 10KM hike |
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| The end of the trail is at this temple where there is a cheap delicious restaurant |
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| While waiting for the bus, we had a wander and came upon this group of caterpillars |
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| A few open fields to walk through on the Bengshankeng Hike (崩山坑古道) in Shuangxi (雙溪) |
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| Found along the road to the trailhead |
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| The group of Taipei Hikers who joined the Bengshankeng Hike |
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| A traditional house found along the road at the end of the trails |
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| Overlooking Dream Lake (夢湖) in Xizhi (汐止) |
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| The group of Taipei Hikers who braved the heat |
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| Not many folk along the ridge possibly due to the scorching heat |
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| First nature pool swim of the season ... the water was c-c-c-c-cold! |
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| Hiking out back for exercise and found this playful little critter |
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| Spring is in the air! |
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| Another Meetup group asked me to lead them on a hike of my neighborhood trails |
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| Acting as a co-host for the Hiking and Riding Taipei (HART) Meetup group |
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| The Lower Bat Cave near Pingxi (平溪蝙蝠洞) |
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| The Upper Bat Cave near Pingxi (平溪蝙蝠洞) was full of bats |
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| Lingjiao Waterfall (嶺腳瀑布) in Pingxi (平溪) |
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| It was a muddy hike and finding the caves took some guessing but eventually we found both! |
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| Wandering along the Daluntoushan trails (大崙頭山) |
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| A fun group of Taipei Hikers enjoying the lovely weather ... 25°C with a cool breeze |
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| The trail at Shizaitoushan |
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| One of many wooden ladders to climb to the peak |
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| The ladders lead to the top of this tiny mountain |
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| The injured cobra that we encouraged to get off the road |
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| Hiking the Datun trails (大屯山) in cloud cover on Yangmingshan (陽明山) |
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| A small group for Taipei Hikers but not a convenient location to get to |
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| Stopped for a quick look at the cherry blossoms on the way down the mountain |
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| A beautiful morning though the rain started around 9am just before a scheduled hike |
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| Rain or shine, this group stuck it out for the entire hike |
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| Hiking in my backyard over the CNY holiday and not one person on the trails |
