Friday October 9th, 2020 (cont'd)

Almost out of this magical forest —at Youluoshan (油羅山)

Mother Nature taking over

An old truck along the logging road

Blue skies!

 

Friday October 9th, 2020

Hired a van to take us out of rainy Taipei and into some wonderful mountains in Hsinchu

At the peak of Youluoshan (油羅山) 1,764m

The hikes up and down were steep with very few flat parts

We popped out along a small logging road with stunning scenery

 

Saturday October 3rd, 2020 (cont'd)

Dagui Waterfall (大鬼瀑布)

We walked through these old mining tunnels to continue on with the trace



 

Saturday October 3rd, 2020

After two cancellations due to poor weather, we finally got to trace to Dagui Waterfall

The water levels were low and the day was hot and bright

We had to walk through this old mining tunnel to continue on with the trace

At the start of the trace in Ruifang (瑞芳)

Friday October 2nd, 2020

A moderately strenuous 10KM+ hike on trails I've not been on in years


Dream Lake (夢湖) in Xizhi (汐止)


Kezilin Nature Pool (柯子林自然游泳池)

 

Thursday October 1st, 2020 (cont'd)

Went to check out the newly opened and very impressive X Park in Taoyuan, Taiwan


This pufferfish has crazy eyes!



 

Thursday October 1st, 2020

Went to check out the newly opened and very impressive X Park in Taoyuan, Taiwan





 

Sun Moon Lake Swim ...

Coming to the end of the 3,300m swim at Sun Moon Lake

The starting point of the swim at Sun Moon Lake

At the 500m mark

Mushrooms and cabbage wrapped in dough and deep fried deliciousness

 

September Randomness ...

First hike of the season in my backyard with perfect weather

Last day at the community pool was a long one and a great one!

Wandering around Sun Moon Lake the day before the swim

Sun Moon Lake in Nantou, Taiwan