Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle

Being a little tired of going up Bagua Mountain I thought I would go around it.  Last Sunday’s route followed Provincial HWY 14 to Changhua City followed by Provincial HWY 1 to Yuanlin.  After that I rode along County Road 141 to Ershui and 152 to Mingjian before taking Provincial HWY 3 back home.  With the exception of a short climb on the 152, the route is almost completely flat.  A map of the route is available on Bikemap.net.  Here’s a small collection of photographs from the ride:

Changhua City’s Nanyao Temple [南瑤宮]

Yuanlin Welcomes You!

The Lion Dance

I wasn’t the only one spinning in Ershui

Ershui Train Station

Baguashan

The Jiji Tourist Railway

This gentleman was working at Yuancyuan Station, he happily agreed to have his photo taken

The Babao Canal irrigates the Changhua Plain with water from the Zhuoshui River

The only shaded road on the route – the 152 to Mingjian