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Beichatian mountain II, Taoyuan County

Posted in Hiking, tagged bei cha tian, Beichatianshan, highway 7, Hiking, little wulai, Mountain, north chatian, Taiwan, xiao wulai, 北插天山, 台灣, 小烏來 on December 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Beichatian is in my opinion one of the best days hikes you can do in the north of Taiwan. It’s high, 1700m+, and a tough hike, especially if the weather is bad but the scenery and the challenge more than make up for it. The last time I came to Beichatian was during the summer [...]

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Ba Yan Wild Springs, Yangmingshan – 八煙野溪溫泉

Posted in Hiking, Hotspring, tagged Ba Yan Wild Springs, Hiking, Hotsprings, Outdoors, Springs, Taipei, Taiwan, Yangmingshan, 八煙野溪溫泉 on December 13, 2009 | 30 Comments »

Sitting on the pacific ring of fire has many disadvantages, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes to name a few but as is often the case there’s always a flip-side and Taiwan’s hotsprings are one. The Ba Yan springs 八煙野溪溫泉, located in Yangmingshan national park, have to be one of the best wild hotsprings I’ve been to [...]

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