This morning I embarked on the same route I cycled last week. This path brought me up to the Pingding Sacred Tree and down through Zhongliao [中寮鄉] on a slightly extended edition of a path I usually take.
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Sunday Cycling – Pingding/Zhongliao [M] Loop
Published July 12, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 5 CommentsDaily Photo – Pingding Sacred Tree
Published July 6, 2009 Daily Photo , Photography 3 CommentsTags: Nantou, Pingding Sacred Tree, Taiwan
During Sunday morning’s bike ride.
Saturday Cycling – Tung Blossoms and Baguashan
Published April 18, 2009 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Cycling , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 8 CommentsTags: Baguashan, 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival
Usually before I go cycling I’ve already decided several days ahead of time where I’ll be going. Today was different. I hadn’t decided where I would be going as I finished breakfast this morning. I got on my bike and headed in the direction of the Pingding Sacred Tree, as there are many choices of routes available once there. I felt a rumbling in my stomach, so turned around to go to the big 7-11 on Zhongzheng Rd. This particular 7-11 rates high in terms of clean restrooms. Had it not been for the unexpected bout of abdominal bloating, I probably would have gone to the Pingding Sacred Tree and come back through Jhongliao like I usually do.
After leaving 7-11 I decided to head in the direction of Baguashan [八卦山]. I entertained the idea of cycling to Changhua and ascending Baguashan from the Giant Buddha Statue one of my six year old students can’t stop talking about.
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Friday Cycling – Up Pingding and down along HWY 14
Published January 31, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 4 Comments
For the last couple months any cycling I’ve done has completely been limited to my commute to and from work. This morning, I managed to change this recent streak with a trip along the Caotun Bike Route [草屯鎮自行車道]. The first portion of the trip was up to the Pingding Sacred Tree [坪頂神木]. Usually there are cyclists resting on the benches near the tree. This time I felt lonely being the only one there, so after sitting a couple minutes and a few sips of Super Supau I was on my way.
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Sunday Morning in the Hills
Published November 17, 2008 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 8 Comments
The farming community of Nanpu [南埔] on the lowlands while the unmistakable Ninety-Nine Peaks [九九峰] are visible in the center-right [View the large edition of the panorama].
Sunday morning’s weather was gray, cloudy, and drizzling. I headed in the direction of Nanpu because the skies over Baguashan [八卦山] looked a little more threatening. The climb up was the same as the previous visit. Instead of turning off the for the steep bike path down, I continued till my first rest stop – the Pingding Sacred Tree [坪頂神木].
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