Mystery hike to abandoned park
4 November 2023
Today's hike was a surprise in many ways. It is not a well known hike. There is no trail on google maps, nothing on alltrails, but there are a cou....
Delayed and confused
2 November 2023
Onoyama from Yamakita to Yaga Station
Today I had an all day battle with trains. First of all, I made a mistake I have made before. If you have a Suica/Pasmo/Icoca/Toica/Kitaca etc. th....
Once more between the tracks
31 October 2023
Musashi-Itsukaichi to Mitake hike again
I did this exact hike in November 2017. I remember enjoying it a lot so I repeated it today. I also enjoyed it today. The hike starts at the end ....
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....