Shrunken horse bear bell symphony
29 October 2023
Hiking Jinba and Takao from Fujino station
The best way to recover from sitting in a metal tube for 11 or so hours is to set an early alarm and head off on a 26km, 37,000 step hike. General....
All the tea in the Republic of China
21 May 2023
Maokong trail from Taipei zoo station
The last hike is completed. More of a long walk between various tourist areas via concrete steps and roads than an actual hike. About 16km station....
I am a very wet lunatic
19 May 2023
Battleship rock from Qilian station
I awoke to the reverberation of the 8 million or so Taipei residents suddenly coughing uncontrollably all at once. This meant only one thing, rain....
Declining fitness
17 May 2023
Dajianshan trail from Xizhi station
My super fancy Garmin watch is angry with my. My vO2 max has declined! This is the ability for my blood to transport oxygen around my body. Sadly,....
Taiwanese grand canyon
14 May 2023
Flame Mountain from Tai'an station
Somehow I missed the main spot for taking a photo on flame mountain, oh well, I still got a few half decent shots of the new hot instagram spot fe....
Smoke and ladders
12 May 2023
Dakeng trails 2, 5 and 4
Today I went to a hike I have been on previously. If you look up hiking in Taichung, this will come up at the top of the list. The Dakeng trails a....
Cats and dogs
9 May 2023
From Houtong to Jiufen on foot
No, not raining cats and dogs, there is no rain, but actual cats and dogs. Today I walked from the Houtong cat village (popular with tourists), pa....
No see view of sea
7 May 2023
Caoling trail from Fulong station to Dali station
A double up of hiking, yesterday and today. Today's was a bit easier, 12km or 20,000 steps, and only about 600m of elevation gain, all on develope....
Matcha latte missionary trail
6 May 2023
Marian / Shengmu / Matcha hiking trail
Today's hike has about 9 different names. You can find it referred to as Marian or St Marian's hiking trail, the sacred mother trail, Shengmu hiki....