Monday January 28th, 2019 (cont'd)

Clouds rolled in quickly in the late morning but the gorge still offered stunning scenery

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The bridge near the Eternal Spring Shrine

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The Eternal Spring Shrine (長春祠)  in Taroko Gorge (太魯閣)

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Hiking along the newly opened Shakadang Trail (砂卡礑步道) in Taroko Gorge

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Monday January 28th, 2019

One of many tunnels in Taroko Gorge

I awoke to blue skies early on Monday morning so I hopped on my rented scooter and headed for Taroko Gorge. 

The reason I was in Hualien was to see the newly opened Baiyang Trail. I wanted to get there early to beat the bus loads of people that were bound to be there later.

I practically had the place to myself and I giggled my way through the entire 2.1KM trail! Eight tunnels, stunning scenery, waterfalls and a water curtain cave! This place was well worth the wait!

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One of eight tunnels along the Baiyang Trail (白楊步道) in Taroko Gorge (太魯閣)

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The Baiyang Waterfall (白楊瀑布) in Taroko Gorge

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The Water Curtain Cave (水簾洞) at the end of the Baiyang Trail

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