Hiking

Goose Mountain: A Quick, Easy, Beautiful Dayhike. 鵝公髻山：短時間、簡單、美麗的一日徒步旅行

Feb 18, 20224 min read

Goose Mountain: A Quick, Easy, Beautiful Dayhike. 鵝公髻山：短時間、簡單、美麗的一日徒步旅行

Goose Mountain (鵝公髻山): The bare-bones information you need to get to a beautiful, rewarding, fun, and super easy day hike close to Hsinchu.

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Taian Outdoors 3: Beautiful, and Dangerous, Nature in the Taian Area! (泰安戶外3：美麗，又險峻，的泰安大自然！)

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Feb 2, 20224 min read

Taian Outdoors 3: Beautiful, and Dangerous, Nature in the Taian Area! (泰安戶外3：美麗，又險峻，的泰安大自然！)

Poisonous snakes, glowing mushrooms, beautiful flowers, giant hornets, prehistoric fossilized shells, dangerous plants. Nature in Taiwan!

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Taian Outdoors 2: Backdoor to Jiali Mountain: Tiger Mountain (泰安戶外2：加里山秘境入口：虎山)

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Jan 19, 202211 min read

Taian Outdoors 2: Backdoor to Jiali Mountain: Tiger Mountain (泰安戶外2：加里山秘境入口：虎山)

For more dedicated explorers, continuing far beyond Tiger Peak to Jiali Mountain (Jialishan / 加里山) is where the real challenge is...

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Taian Outdoors 1: Tiger Mountain, Taian's Forgotten Mountain (泰安戶外1：失落的虎山)

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Jan 5, 202211 min read

Taian Outdoors 1: Tiger Mountain, Taian's Forgotten Mountain (泰安戶外1：失落的虎山)

INDEX Welcome / Main post / Hundred Pace Snake (百步蛇) / The nitty-gritty (GPS, GPX, and more) Click here for GPS, GPX, and more Welcome to...

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Zhijiayang Mountain and Snow Mountain South Peak 台灣志佳陽山和雪山南峰

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May 12, 202110 min read

Zhijiayang Mountain and Snow Mountain South Peak 台灣志佳陽山和雪山南峰

Hiking Zhijiayang Mountain & Snow Mountain South Peak in Taiwan! See Zhongyang Jian Mountain, Ridge of Death, Holy Ridge, & Wuming Mountain.

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 5: Jiali Mountain Part II, The Hakani Mountain Loop (加里山 - 哈堪尼山縱走)

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Apr 20, 202110 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 5: Jiali Mountain Part II, The Hakani Mountain Loop (加里山 - 哈堪尼山縱走)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 4: Jiali Mountain Part I, There and Back Again (加里山)

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Apr 9, 20218 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 4: Jiali Mountain Part I, There and Back Again (加里山)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 3: Gaotai Mountain and the three Daotian Peaks (高台山-小，中，大島田山縱走)

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Mar 22, 202110 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 3: Gaotai Mountain and the three Daotian Peaks (高台山-小，中，大島田山縱走)

One easy, half-day hike. Four peaks, stunning Japanese cedar forests, and WWII ruins. Leave it all behind, reconnect with nature, & breathe!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 2: Five Finger Mountain (五指山)

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Mar 16, 20217 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 2: Five Finger Mountain (五指山)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Learn to Hike in Taiwan 1: Fire Mountain (火炎山)

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Mar 8, 20216 min read

Learn to Hike in Taiwan 1: Fire Mountain (火炎山)

Don't worry if you don't live in Taiwan, you can still learn what kind of hikes to find and steps to take to become a better hiker!

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

Mists and Mountains of Taiwan

Join me on a pictographic odyssey into the sometimes misty, always amazing interior of this island on the edge of the world. Those who...

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Winter Visits the Tropics: Light and Ice at Taiwan's Qilai Nanhua Mountain.

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Jan 22, 20212 min read

Winter Visits the Tropics: Light and Ice at Taiwan's Qilai Nanhua Mountain.

Ice shimmers in the cold morning like crystal, frozen berries and bamboo glint like gems, and above the mountain sun bathes all in hues...

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