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Community trail modifications.
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Community trail modifications.
A series of errors and non-ideal happenings led to us spending almost an hour waiting in this rural bus stop. The sound of water flowing through the drain and mist-muted lights was much more relaxing than I could have imagined.
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A series of errors and non-ideal happenings led to us spending almost an hour waiting in this rural bus stop. The sound of water flowing through the drain and mist-muted lights was much more relaxing than I could have imagined.
The ridgeline behind New Taipei’s Zhonghe District is crisscrossed with a network of trails and one that I’d been interested in exploring for a while was the one that starts from Yuantong Temple.
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YUANTONG TEMPLE TRAIL (圓通寺步道)
Yuantong Temple is an (almost) century-old religious establishment built into the hillside of New Taipei’s Zhonghe District. The ridgeline behind it is crisscrossed with a network of trails w…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The ridgeline behind New Taipei’s Zhonghe District is crisscrossed with a network of trails and one that I’d been interested in exploring for a while was the one that starts from Yuantong Temple.
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Alishan being its usual beautiful self today. (Photo taken on the Shuishan Sacred Tree trail, which has had similarly dramatic light both times I’ve walked it.)
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Alishan being its usual beautiful self today. (Photo taken on the Shuishan Sacred Tree trail, which has had similarly dramatic light both times I’ve walked it.)
Shop dogs of Fenqihu.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Shop dogs of Fenqihu.
A short (but still steep) Sunday afternoon hike in Ruifang District with a waterfall (the famed Golden Waterfall to be precise) and an abandoned rope/railway.
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A short (but still steep) Sunday afternoon hike in Ruifang District with a waterfall (the famed Golden Waterfall to be precise) and an abandoned rope/railway.
Last night, we returned to Quanhua Temple in Miaoli. It’s one of several temples in Taiwan that offer accommodation for pilgrims and travellers.
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Last night, we returned to Quanhua Temple in Miaoli. It’s one of several temples in Taiwan that offer accommodation for pilgrims and travellers.
Lots of critters on Qixing Mountain yesterday.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Lots of critters on Qixing Mountain yesterday.
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I chose a splendid sunny day to go hiking today, along the Xindian-Maokong portion of Taipei Skyline Trail's first section (not even the whole 1A section but I didn't want to push too much).
Once again, every info I needed was on @taiwantrailsandtales.com.
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Once again, every info I needed was on @taiwantrailsandtales.com.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I chose a splendid sunny day to go hiking today, along the Xindian-Maokong portion of Taipei Skyline Trail's first section (not even the whole 1A section but I didn't want to push too much).
Once again, every info I needed was on @taiwantrailsandtales.com.
taiwantrailsandtales.com/2023/01/28/t...
Once again, every info I needed was on @taiwantrailsandtales.com.
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Pavement snake 🐍
November 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Pavement snake 🐍
Huye the tiger god’s canine friend is getting in on the incense action.
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Huye the tiger god’s canine friend is getting in on the incense action.
Lovely sunset from Scissors Rock tonight.
October 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Lovely sunset from Scissors Rock tonight.
Baby bunny hanging out at FamilyMart.
October 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Baby bunny hanging out at FamilyMart.
Snake in a tree. 🐍
A red banded snake (紅斑蛇) to be precise.
A red banded snake (紅斑蛇) to be precise.
October 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Snake in a tree. 🐍
A red banded snake (紅斑蛇) to be precise.
A red banded snake (紅斑蛇) to be precise.
Shady hikes are a good call will temperatures in the mid thirties even as we push into September. Here are a couple more cool contenders:
Shuangxigou Historic Trail
tinyurl.com/bdhe4usp
Dongman Trail
tinyurl.com/2p5w6jmf
Salmon Bat Cave
tinyurl.com/3kw2abcw
Shuangxigou Historic Trail
tinyurl.com/bdhe4usp
Dongman Trail
tinyurl.com/2p5w6jmf
Salmon Bat Cave
tinyurl.com/3kw2abcw
October 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shady hikes are a good call will temperatures in the mid thirties even as we push into September. Here are a couple more cool contenders:
Shuangxigou Historic Trail
tinyurl.com/bdhe4usp
Dongman Trail
tinyurl.com/2p5w6jmf
Salmon Bat Cave
tinyurl.com/3kw2abcw
Shuangxigou Historic Trail
tinyurl.com/bdhe4usp
Dongman Trail
tinyurl.com/2p5w6jmf
Salmon Bat Cave
tinyurl.com/3kw2abcw
Observed in a fruit shop, 9:30-9:40 pm.
An excitable middle-aged woman is queuing with a monosyllabic husband and a uni-aged daughter. The woman is AMPED to be in a fruit shop (it is a great fruit shop). She flits around from place to place as her family queue for her.
An excitable middle-aged woman is queuing with a monosyllabic husband and a uni-aged daughter. The woman is AMPED to be in a fruit shop (it is a great fruit shop). She flits around from place to place as her family queue for her.
October 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Observed in a fruit shop, 9:30-9:40 pm.
An excitable middle-aged woman is queuing with a monosyllabic husband and a uni-aged daughter. The woman is AMPED to be in a fruit shop (it is a great fruit shop). She flits around from place to place as her family queue for her.
An excitable middle-aged woman is queuing with a monosyllabic husband and a uni-aged daughter. The woman is AMPED to be in a fruit shop (it is a great fruit shop). She flits around from place to place as her family queue for her.
Some cracking paintwork on display here.
September 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Some cracking paintwork on display here.
Ever wondered how building materials are transported up steep hills? These workers have a ropeway for carrying heavy stuff and seem to be living in dormitories on a nearby rise while their job is underway.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ever wondered how building materials are transported up steep hills? These workers have a ropeway for carrying heavy stuff and seem to be living in dormitories on a nearby rise while their job is underway.
DAGUI WATERFALL RIVER TRACE (大鬼瀑布溯溪)
With summer dragging on for a seemingly infinite length of time, there's nothing more appealing than immersing yourself in the nearest body of water and this easy river trace in New Taipei's Ruifang District is a top hot day spot.
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With summer dragging on for a seemingly infinite length of time, there's nothing more appealing than immersing yourself in the nearest body of water and this easy river trace in New Taipei's Ruifang District is a top hot day spot.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ap6xckp
DAGUI WATERFALL RIVER TRACE (大鬼瀑布溯溪)
With Taiwan’s summers dragging on for a seemingly infinite length of time, there’s nothing more appealing than immersing yourself in the nearest body of water and this easy river trace …
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September 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
DAGUI WATERFALL RIVER TRACE (大鬼瀑布溯溪)
With summer dragging on for a seemingly infinite length of time, there's nothing more appealing than immersing yourself in the nearest body of water and this easy river trace in New Taipei's Ruifang District is a top hot day spot.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ap6xckp
With summer dragging on for a seemingly infinite length of time, there's nothing more appealing than immersing yourself in the nearest body of water and this easy river trace in New Taipei's Ruifang District is a top hot day spot.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ap6xckp
Moon shadow.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Moon shadow.
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Water scorpion vs. stick.
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Water scorpion vs. stick.
A cat’s kingdom.
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A cat’s kingdom.
Dramatic light over Taipei tonight.
August 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Dramatic light over Taipei tonight.
With ghost month underway, Keelung’s markets and religious vendors are full of offerings to appease the hungry spirits. In the past, real animals would have been slaughtered, but that practise has been abandoned in favour of symbolic animal offerings. #Taiwan #GhostMonth #Keelung
August 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
With ghost month underway, Keelung’s markets and religious vendors are full of offerings to appease the hungry spirits. In the past, real animals would have been slaughtered, but that practise has been abandoned in favour of symbolic animal offerings. #Taiwan #GhostMonth #Keelung
Pastel pink and blue clouds in the sky above Keelung Islet and a container ship on its way to Keelung Port.
August 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Pastel pink and blue clouds in the sky above Keelung Islet and a container ship on its way to Keelung Port.