After months of waiting, the time had finally come for another attempt up Jiufen Ershan [九份二山]. My last attempt in May ended in failure when I turned around after it started raining. This time the weather called for sunny skies. I also took a different direction up also this time, taking a road from Qingshui Village [清水村] up rather than Hexing [和興].
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Saturday Cycling – Jiufen Ershan
Published October 19, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 4 CommentsTags: 921 Earthquake, Jiufen Ershan
The Dragon and Phoenix Waterfalls
Published August 31, 2009 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 2 CommentsTags: Jhongliao, Taiwan, Zhongliao
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of cycling with the Nantou City Power Cycling Club to a destination I haven’t visited since last year: The Dragon and Phoenix Waterfalls [龍鳳瀑布]. The waterfalls are located in Zhongliao’s [中寮] Cingshui Village [清水村]. I’m happy to report that since my last visit, the walkway heading towards the waterfall has been repaired and other parts have been improved which should make this destination much more accessible if visiting with children. A second walkway, on the other side of the Longan Forest River [龍眼林溪] has not been completed yet.
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Tzude Temple
Published August 23, 2009 Caotun , Central Taiwan , Nantou County 6 CommentsTags: Taiwan, Temple, Tsaotun
Described by the fantastic travel website Taiwanese Secrets as Caotun’s Creepy Taoist Temple, Tzude Temple [慈德宮] rests on a high perch overlooking Caotun Township. Occasionally, I’ll ride up the steep hill to this spot for exercise before work or during lunch break. This particular time, I took my recently acquired Nikon FM2 loaded with ISO100 film and gave the area a closer look.
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Cycling Shanlinxi
Published July 22, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 8 CommentsTags: Shanlinxi, Sitou, Taiwan, Xitou
The cycling group I recently joined, The Nantou City Power Cycling Club took a trip to Shanlinxi [杉林溪] on Sunday. Shanlinxi is about 17 kilometers uphill from the Xitou Recreational Forest Park [溪頭森林遊樂區].
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Solar Eclipse – July 22, 2009
Published July 22, 2009 Caotun , Central Taiwan , Nantou County , Photography 2 CommentsTags: Solar Eclipse, Taiwan
This morning I had the chance to grab a few shots of today’s solar eclipse, which was the longest to occur in the twenty-first century and won’t be surpassed in duration for another 123 years. Although it wasn’t a total eclipse when viewed from Taiwan, I consider myself very lucky to have had a chance to witness it.
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Sunday Cycling – Pingding/Zhongliao [M] Loop
Published July 12, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 5 Comments
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 – Jiufen Ershan FAIL
Published May 19, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County 1 Comment
On Sunday I headed out to Jhongliao for some cycling. The forecast called for a rainy afternoon so I set my goal for the base of Jiufen Ershan [九份二山] with the intention of turning around after I made it that far.
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Nantou’s Wangyou Forest [忘憂森林] lies a stone’s throw from the popular Sitou Forest Recreational Area [溪頭自然教育園區]. To get there, simply follow Route 151 to Lugu→Sitou, keep a look out for the 12 animal zodiac signs, once you’ve past the pig zodiac it’s not too far till you get to a steep and narrow road leading up to a parking lot and the restaurant Wangyou Forest Cafe. You can park on the main road and walk up, which probably takes about 40 minutes, or you can call the restaurant and the owner will pick you up [tel:0916990520].
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Wolongpo and Tengshan Trail Tung Blossoms
Published April 25, 2009 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Hiking Trails , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 8 CommentsTags: 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival, Baguashan, Tengshan Trail
I had the great pleasure of heading up to Baguashan [八卦山] this morning to check out the Tung Blossoms on the Wolongpo [臥龍坡步道] and Tengshan Trails [藤山步道]. These trails are two of several scenic areas visitors can flock to for the 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival [2009客家桐花祭]. There were several booths as well as a stage set up in front of Fengtian Temple [鳳天宮] for the event. I arrived before any of the vendors, so there was nothing distracting me from starting my walk down the Wolongpo Trail [臥龍坡步道].
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Saturday Cycling – Tung Blossoms and Baguashan
Published April 18, 2009 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Cycling , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 8 CommentsTags: 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival, Baguashan
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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