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Lightspeed Quick Cabana carry bag
Lightspeed Quick Cabana
Chinese-English dictionaries
Science and technology dictionaries
Vietnamese dictionaries
old travel books
Sierra Designs Astro CD 2-person tent with rain fly
unopened Steripen handheld UV water purifier

2020

Over Guangxing garden 廣興園地 (video)

2019

九頭獅子
Maling Hot Spring 馬陵野溪溫泉
Dajia River 大甲溪 canyon
temple built into wall
Taipower arts
Baqi campsite 谷關八起露營區



looking for breakfast in Duona 多納 village
Duona 多納 village

Heliuping 合流坪
Danda tunnel 丹大林道隧道
Danda hot springs 丹大溫泉 below
Danda stream 丹大溪 bekiw
looking to the ridge
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪 below
Dongao Bay 東澳灣
Dongao Bay 東澳灣
Nanzhuang township 南庄 farming

moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis

exploring the old path above at the confluence
Junda stream 郡大溪 confluence
another group comes down
Danda stream 丹大溪

Danda stream 丹大溪 at second camp
crossing
Batteries and bullets discarded along the trail

2018

Quchi 屈尺
Aiyu waterfall 阿玉瀑布

classic black steel Tatung table fan
distance to emergency shelters
Highway 7 台七線 North Cross-Island Highway 北部橫貫公路
view from Luofu Bridge 羅浮橋
Weiwei in the dry river bed
Heping


Heping North Stream 和平北溪
Heping North Stream 和平北溪
Buxiaowan 布蕭丸 confluence


distant landslide on Mohen stream as we turn around
first Mohen stream 莫很溪 canyon slot
first Mohen stream 莫很溪 canyon slot
continuing up Mohen stream 莫很溪
looking downstream from the confluence
exiting the slot canyon
miniature hoodoos
silt in front of the cave and slot downstream
miniature hoodoos
approaching the cave
Buxiaowan stream 布蕭丸溪
huge landslide opposite our camp at Buxiaowan stream 布蕭丸溪
landslide opposite camp
landslide opposite camp
view upstream
view upstream
Buxiaowan stream 布蕭丸溪 behind our camp
view from the mouth of Buxiaowan stream 布蕭丸溪
many stream crossings
border of Hualien 花蓮 and Yilan 宜蘭 counties
road and power tranmission towers in the distance
abandoned machines
looking for a place to cross Heping River 和平溪
Bihai 碧海 spillway below Heping forest road 和平林道
Leaving civilization in Heping 和平
Friday train to Xincheng 新城

Motien 摩天
home grown strawberry
Turkish eggplant
mulberry stripped of bark for craft and rope; guava branch
Lele Police Station 樂樂駐在所
Yunlong Waterfall 雲龍瀑布

new bamboo shoots
root of a running bamboo


natural shape of a cedar
snow patch on the trail
Zhitan 直潭
Zhitan 直潭
Pengshan 彭山
Pengshan 彭山
Pengshan 彭山
Keelung harbor below

Jungle Camp of Kukutsu
morning dog walk along Lanxi stream 蘭溪 below the house

2017

above the weather

Looking back toward Taichung city


Guishan bridge 下龜山橋 on the Xindian river 新店河 viewed from Guangxing bridge 廣興橋
climbing the 136 NW back toward Caotun 草屯
crossing the Nangang river 南港溪 in Guoxing 國姓 on the 14

Cukeng dam 粗坑壩


a tiny bug
Baling bridge 巴陵大橋

Lulu stream 轆轆溪 canyon (video)
Lulu stream 轆轆溪
pattern from dripping water



work on Wulai hot springs 烏來溫泉

our driver
Plum blossom
Bulaku cabins 布拉谷民宿
Looking back down the steep valley
The current homestead house

2016

Xinda cabin 新達山屋 and Pintian mountain 品田山
(panorama)
Dabajian Mountain 大霸尖山

leaving 新達山屋 Xinda Hut
sea of clouds at dawn
above the weather

Sanliujiu Hut (369 Hut) 三六九山莊
Taoshan 桃山 hut and summit
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山


Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
descent to 霸南山屋 Banan Hut
from Xiaobajian Mountain 小霸尖山
(panorama)
大霸尖山 Dabajian Mountain (video)
Xiaobajian Mountain 小霸尖山
Xiaobajian Mountain 小霸尖山
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山, 3490 m
Zhongba hut 中霸山屋
Zhongba hut 中霸山屋
(panorama)
grasslands
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
Cacao fruit
La Seine
La Seine
charging electric car

Panthéon de la rue Soufflot
Panthéon de la rue Soufflot
rue Soufflot



Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
pont du Carrousel



Eglise Saint-Sulpice

Brief sign at the entrance to the garden











L’Ardèche

L’Ardèche
Les gorges de l'Ardèche




The surrounding landscape

Orientation


Deep blue sky over the tower
More landscape
walking up - the view of the north
Landscape design of area in front (east side) of the Avignon TGV station
blower motor (failed?)
heating elements assembly

Where the released water feeds into
chunk of steel and old pin
Liwu River 立霧溪 on Baiyang Waterfall Trail 白楊步道
Liwu River 立霧溪.
Taroko Gorge 太魯閣峽谷
into Taroko Gorge 太魯閣峽谷
garage drain

backpack requires repair


Taipei


potatoes in the fire
townhouses from across the valley
From the path at the base of the steep cliffs across from the community that runs along Lanxi.


looking south
looking south

2015

Wuling Farms 武陵農場 camp site
Wuling Farms 武陵農場 camp site
camp



Wuling Farms 武陵農場 below
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
Snow mtn 雪山 and Chiyou Mtn 池有山

Wuling Farms 武陵農場 below
Snow Mountain 雪山 to the west

Central mountains to the south
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
Taoshan 桃山
Taoshan 桃山
Snow mtn 雪山 and Chiyou Mtn 池有山
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
Taoshan 桃山
fooling with masks
Taoshan 桃山
Taoshan 桃山
Taoshan 桃山
Taoshan 桃山


Snow Mountain 雪山 (xuěshān)


Wuling Farms 武陵農場 below
above Wuling Farms 武陵農場


Snow Mountain 雪山 (xuěshān)
Snow Mountain 雪山 (xuěshān)


Wuling Farms 武陵農場 below
false peak
looking to the false peak
at camp first night
shoe repair
road repair
Wulai waterfall 烏來瀑布
Xinxian 信賢
glass splash board installed
raptor?
land for sale
Leaning wood structure next to water storage tank next to the steep eroding hill below
Water storage tank on right, leaning wooden structure on left
No backhoes? No digging or development...
new water pipes

2014

flowering yucca
Gavin

gps module mounted in front of top plate
3DRobotics MinimOSD connectors
3DRobotics MinimOSD
2mm bullet connectors attached to all motors
Blue Series 12A Rapid ESC
add 2mm male bullet connectors to the motor wires
female bullet connectors mounted to ESC motor cables
carbon surfaces are sanded under water
Fushan village 福山


Understanding the natural environment as a source of meeting life needs, according to the Nuwuvi.
Lee Canyon - winter ski area
Philip ready to stretch his legs




Design presentation
Design presentation

Land for sale

Shangjung and Spanish friend helps peel the Chinese yam





Tumeric

2013

view of the main part of the reservoir


Look down the first major valley from the slipping land
View of Lushan Village 廬山部落 above Wushe 霧社

2012

2013

home composting
sky full of blossoms
Water tank and it's orientation on site
New community water tank courtesy of the county government

2012

turtles
lizards




Back to Zaytuna, the view from inside my tent

2011

View for rooftop garden being built from fountain/circle
Patricia holding Weiwei


Heading to Henchuan
view from terrace
















New water system starts to take shape
early fall sunset

Peipei (aka Yi-Hsin) cuts the birthday cake made by Chu
Buford and Dan

2010

cat
looking east

2011

Rescue vehicle for cats and dogs.

2010

Formosan blue magpie 台灣藍鵲 Urocissa caerulea







Mom goes to the market

Cindy at mortuary where Dad is interred.
typical local landmark
greywater system
Zoe
HP's new office

Taipei Songshan airport


70-80% mature compost


signs to our destination - man2yue4yuan2 滿月圓
jump




Liwu river

Heping 和平

Heping river 和平溪 drainage
DongAo 宜蘭東澳灣
Yilan


景雲歌聲很棒

cherry blossom carpet
cherry blossoms


Mike and Bruce, east toward Taoshan 桃山
looking West
looking West
Bruce and Dabajian mtn 大霸尖山
Mike
Mike at the peak of Chiyou mtn 池有山 3239m in front of Pintian Mtn 品田山
gully toward Dabajian mtn 大霸尖山
Bruce in front of Dabajian mtn 大霸尖山
looking south toward Zhongyangjian mtn 中央尖山 3705m
Wuling Quadruple Trail
Wuling Quadruple Mountains 武陵四秀

2009

Formosan Leopard 豹紋蝶 Timelaea maculata formosana in seeding Chinese Silvergrass 芒草 Miscanthus sinensis





on the road back home at dusk
water storage system
with door
version one
compost tumbler

another view down the drainage ditch leading to forest with garden plot adjacent

2008

picking oranges



drift wood railing
Lion's Head mountain
Black-browed barbet 五色鳥 Megalaima oorti
Bitan

panorama looking west from Asiadnet
business on the Green 3

view from the terrace, 7/16
view from the terrace


Shilin MRT station
cemetery behind construction from Asiadnet




Hsuehshan East peak 雪山東峰, 10:15, 5km
Tammy and Candice on the bus, 2/5

2007

George













on the roof at dusk
Formosa Buildings, Songde Rd








agave everywhere


lunch
Tammy, Philip and Joshua

2005

Tammy and Gloria
drive to Wulai
down to the water just above Fushan village, 1:15
Taipei pot plant auction
Typhoon Haitang 颱風海棠

View of ChunYang tribal village (春陽部落) and the WanDa Reservoir (萬大水庫) further south in RenAi (仁愛鄉) of NanTou County (南投縣) from highway 14
TianHsiang Post Office

Garden City

HsuehShan tunnel 雪山隧道

surveiled palms

2004

2003

Gong Guan 公館 9/27

2000

GuangXing 廣興 bike ride

1996

1992

1968

Leaving Lexington
snow at the Minute Man Market