Hiking Taiwan – Jialou Hu 加羅湖
JiaLou Hu 加羅湖 is a mountain lake tucked high in one of Taiwan’s beautiful clouded forests. If you can get to the trail head, it’s a moderate three hour hike to the lake. On the way, you pass through...
View ArticleFormosa Adventurers – 4 Day Trip!!!
Formosa Adventurers just got back from our 4 day trip to promote Taiwan. We had an absolutely fantastic time and it will be one of those events in my life that I’ll always look back at and smile about....
View ArticleInteresting Links
I haven’t posted a “Links” post in a long time, so I have quite a few… Let’s get to it: My good friend Bryan Lathrop finally got a website up. He’s a freelance photographer in Philadelphia shooting...
View ArticleHiking the Central Taiwan Mountains – NengGao 能高
The mountains of central Taiwan are remote and beautiful. Some friends and I recently made a two day hiking trip to the old NengGao Historic Trail 能高越嶺古道. Starting near Puli 埔里, Taiwan, the Nenggao...
View ArticleHiking Xiaozi Shan in Pingxi (孝子山平溪)
I went on another weekend hike with Stu recently, this one to Xiaozi Shan (孝子山) and its nearby mountains located just to the south of Pingxi (平溪), Taiwan. We had a good time as usual, enjoying the...
View ArticleHiking Jade Mountain 玉山
Jade Mountain (玉山) is Taiwan’s tallest mountain at 3,952 m (12,966 ft). It’s located within the Yushan National Park (玉山國家公園) just next to the famous Alishan National Scenic Area (阿里山國家風景區) in the...
View ArticleJialuo Hu 加羅湖 Revisited
Jialuo Hu 加羅湖 is a mountain lake found high in the mountains of northern Taiwan. Only 70km southwest of Yilan, the trail head is a three hour drive from Taipei. The hike to the lake takes about another...
View ArticleSnow Mountain - 雪山
Snow Mountain (雪山) is Taiwan’s second highest mountain at 3,886m (12,749ft). Located in Shei-Pa National Park, the most popular trail to the peak is called the East Xue Trail and is quite a beautiful...
View ArticleThe Holy Ridge 雪山聖稜線
The Holy Ridge 雪山聖稜線 is one of Taiwan’s most famous big hiking trails. It’s a stunning hike along a long ridge line that usually takes about 5 days. It crosses several high peaks, including Taiwan’s...
View ArticleThe Four Beast Mountains – Yongchun
My series of blog posts on hiking The Four Beast Mountains has become one of my most popular series since I’ve started blogging. Now that spring is back upon us, I’ve noticed that those posts are...
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