Taoyuan Valley (桃源谷) 15KM hike ...

Love these little guys although it didn't seem to love the idea of me following it with camera in hand

Not a sole at the rest stop in the blazing hot sun — where's the next pavilion? 

4.0KM and happy to almost be done the uphill hike ... or not ... another 5KM begins

Eyes that dare us to inch closer to the little ones — he froze until we moved and then followed suit

Taoyuan Valley (桃源谷) 15KM hike ...

8KM of the trek was across mountain ridges as pictures here— thankful for the many rest stops

Only 2KM in to what turned into a very LONG trek — note the tiny pavilion on the top (rest stop #2)

Spent some time trying to figure out which animal's dung we kept passing — so many wild buffalo

Thankful for the rain clouds after a blistering sunny walk up 612m in 28° heat on October 29th!