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5 hot springs, 3 waterfalls, 2 mountain hikes, & good for families or adventurers: Jinping River (錦屏溪) in Hsinchu's Jianshi County, Taiwan

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.

Shuiyun & Dashimen Waterfalls in Miaoli's Wenshui River in Taian (台灣苗栗泰安水雲瀑布和大石門瀑布): Beautiful, easily accessible, and unforgettable!

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

How can I plan a hiking or river tracing (canyoning) route, and how do I know how hard it's going to be? What is a topographical (topo) map?

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

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...

With at least five hot springs, Baolai River (寶來溪) is a relaxing river tracing and camping destination.

River Trace in Taiwan (溯溪) beyond the Golden Grotto (黃金峽谷) and visit Ferocious Falls (殘暴一號瀑布) at the edge of the Platinum Grotto (白金峽谷).

The Golden Grotto is Taiwan's premiere river tracing (canyoning) destination. A spectacular, remote slot canyon and an unbelievable, once in

What lies beyond the Double Dragon and Danlong Waterfalls of the Maibalai River in Taiwan's Wufeng Township? River trace with us & find out!

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

Visit Taiwan's Huisun - Hot Springs in a cliffside cave! River trace through a canyon, camp under the stars, explore Beigang River!

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!

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!

Beauty and the exotic may be closer than you think ______________________________ Sometimes it’s tempting for me to think we need to...

Hiking in Taiwan is always an adventure. Poisonous snakes, deadly murder hornets as big as a grown man's little finger, huge spiders! But...

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

Look ahead. What do you see? Here's a photo from one of my past journeys. Would I have seen my future self? Hard to say... but looking...

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!

A bike ride through Taiwan's exotic and beautiful countryside rice paddies at sunset inspires me to reflect on the deeper meaning and...

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!

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

Check out this 17k coastal bicycle route ride in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Sometimes it's the things you least expect that are the most beautiful...