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Sileng Wild Springs – 四稜溫泉

Posted in Hiking, tagged 登山, 野溪溫泉, Hiking, Hotsprings, Natural springs, North cross island highway, Number 7 highway, River, Sileng Wild Springs, Taiwan, 四稜溫泉, 溫泉 on March 26, 2009| 11 Comments »

We tried almost a year ago to find this hot spring but poor planning conspired against us and we got to the river but not the spring. This time, armed with a map and a better idea of the trail we managed to find it. (more…)

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Huang Di Dian – 皇帝殿

Posted in Hiking, tagged 登山, 皇帝殿, 石碇, Hiking, Huang Di Dian, Ridge, Shiding, Taipei, Taiwan, 台灣 on March 26, 2009| 9 Comments »

This is another excellent day hike that can be done in a day from Taipei. I’ve been to Huangdidian 皇帝殿 three times now and were it not for Wuliaojian 五寮尖, this would be my favourite Taipei hike. (more…)

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Syaroko Historic Trail – 霞喀羅古道

Posted in Camping, Hiking, tagged Abandoned police station, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Camping, 登山, 霞喀羅古道, 養老, Hiking, Japanese Era, Old trail, Qingquan, Syaroko Historic Trail, Taiwan, Yoro, 原住民, 清泉 on March 2, 2009| 2 Comments »

In October of last year I hiked this trail from the Qingquan side to the abandoned police station in the middle and back. This time we decided to start at the other end, at Yoro 養老, and hike to the middle and back again. (more…)