2023

Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve walk

2019

turn around at 16.8 k
6.25 km Wenshui stream 汶水溪 trace from Shuiyun Suspension Bridge 水雲吊橋 to Dashimen Falls 大石門瀑布 and Shuiyun Falls 水雲瀑布 (video)
Nanzhuang township 南庄
Trails down to the Sanguang River 三光溪
11.5 km river trace from Xuanyuan 萱源 to Tieshan waterfall 鐵柵瀑布 on the Sanguang River 三光溪
11.5 km river trace from Xuanyuan 萱源 to Tieshan waterfall 鐵柵瀑布 on the Sanguang River 三光溪
Aaron climbing through the rocks on the Sanguang River 三光溪
12 km hike into FeiTsui Reservoir 翡翠水庫
A 50 km, 3 day hike along the Heping stream 和平溪 to reach the Mohen hot springs geysers 莫很噴泉
stretching for the walk
back to Heliuping 合流坪
a simple river crossing (video)
tunnel in Danda Road 丹大林道

badlands (video)
below Danda Road 丹大林道
getting ready to take off
Heliuping 合流坪
Days 2 and 3 on the Nanao trail 南澳古道
Futai mountain 富太山 to Wuta 武塔
Tabihan village 塔壁罕社 to Mount Futai 富太山
Nanzi Police Station 楠梓警官駐在所 to Tabihan village 塔壁罕社

2018

Walk from Fushan 福山 to Hapen 哈盆 in southern Taipei county
a long walk down on the road
breaking camp
17 km walk from Xiaoyi 孝義 east of Wulai 烏來 to Tongho 桶后

Fushan walk
looking for trail up hill opposite house
Corina, Mario, Jessie and Greg
kitchen below camp
camp at night fall
Tammy above Siling hot springs 四陵溫泉
hike down to the stream
10 km Wantan trail 灣潭古道 hike
4 km walk from Bihai Power Plant 碧海電廠 to Heping North Stream 和平北溪
7.12km Shenkeng 深坑 - Monkey Mountain ridge 猴山岳 - Caonan 草湳 hike with Dan
7.12km Shenkeng 深坑 - Monkey Mountain ridge 猴山岳 - Caonan 草湳 hike with Dan
11k walk to Lelegu Hot Springs 樂樂谷溫泉
11k walk to Lelegu Hot Springs 樂樂谷溫泉
17.45k walk on the Batongguan trail 八通關古道
17.45k walk on the Batongguan trail 八通關古道
Sikanshui 四崁水 4.9 km hike
Sikanshui 四崁水 4.9 km hike

Tammy with bag of collected trash from along the trail
16 k walk from 1150 to 1750m on the Siji Forest Road 四季林道


Bruce and Philip at the turn off to Jialuohu 加羅湖

slowing the flow
cultivated orchids
cat on an elephant

2017

Fushan overnight
Fushan overnight (map video)
Nanshi stream 南勢溪
Nanshi stream 南勢溪
Nanshi stream 南勢溪 hike and trace
Leigh on the trail
looking downstream
on the Kualai suspension bridge 闊瀨吊橋
Lulu hot springs 轆轆溫泉 (video)
morning coffee on Dalun stream 大崙溪
a picturesque camp site
dawn at camp on Dalun stream 大崙溪
hotspring camp fire
5k hike down to hot springs
lunch break
start of walk, Huisun Forest Recreation Area 惠蓀林場
back to the trail up and out
lofty cliffs at the beginning of the canyon
there was once a significant road here
our crew
back to Lushan 廬山 village
Richard stays below the second dam
Jingying Hot Springs 精英溫泉
crossing Daluowan stream 塔羅灣溪
the road down to the stream
out on the river and back along the road
the Tonghou stream 桶後溪 we traced below
road closed
4.5 hour 12 km walk from Dan's to Philip's house

2016

25 km over 11 hours to Beidawu Mountain 北大武山
Peter at Japanese Shinto shrine ruins
at the top of Beidawu Mountain 北大武山
at the Japanese Shinto shrine ruins
checking the map
Bruce on the trail
clouds coming over obscuring sunrise, 6 AM
looking for route to ChangXing Road 長興路
new water tower on the trail above
10.6 km walk in Maokong 貓空
四面頭山 520m
樟湖步道 Zhanghu Trail
木柵貓空樟湖步道 Zhanghu trail head
Sheipa Park trails
packing out, 2 PM
Dan picks us up in Wuling Farms 武陵農場
leaving 新達山屋 Xinda Hut
新達山屋 Xinda Hut
霸南山屋 Banan Hut
descent to 霸南山屋 Banan Hut
below 大霸尖山 Dabajian Mountain (video)
ascent to 大霸尖山 Dabajian Mountain (video)
Michael at Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山
at Zhongba hut 中霸山屋
ascending Xiaobajian Mountain 小霸尖山
大霸尖山 Dabajian Mountain (video)
the way we came
Dabajian mountain 大霸尖山


Dabajian trail
leaving Jiujiu cabins 九九山莊
Madara Creek 馬達拉溪 campsite, 4:15 PM, 1800 m
Dalu Forest Road 大鹿林道
hike map and climb
at the Hsinchu HSR, 7:15 AM
10.3 km hike on Wantan trail 灣潭古道
Wantan trail 灣潭古道
20 km in 6 hrs on the 四季林道

SiJi Forest Road 四季林道 trail head
4.6 km walk, climbing 288 m

Studying the bamboo

2015

breaking camp
Ziggy and James attack the final approach
10.3k walk
second slide, downstream
hikers repairing the trail
5.3km hike in 1:45

9.3k Fushan river hike
dry stream bed crossing
in the bamboo forest
jungle hike team
Our crew on the trail
Siqianshui 四嵌水 (sì qiàn shuǐ) hike

2014

Taipei below
tent pitched on the trail just at dusk

2013

Yunhai line station 雲海保線所
Philip at the trailhead (captioned in MS Gallery)

2012

trail head

2011

trail head to A-Yu Mtn
Tammy at Zhitan Mtn 直潭山, 728m

2010

Dan at Ayu Mtn 阿玉山
Bruce, Mimi, Rajeev, Rick and Wendy at the Jinbaoli Trail 金包里大路 head
Bruce and Mike in front of the Central Mountain Range 中央山脈
Philip and Mike
3.5k to the Taoshan 桃山 trailhead camp site

2009

Philip and Dan
Dan
at the Youmu 有木 trail head - 7:15 AM
Dan and Thomas at the peak

2008

369 cabin 三六九山莊 in the background


Hsuehshan 雪山 trailhead 登山口 at 2140m

2007

trail shrine

Small Dragonroot 申跋 (shēn bá) Arisaema ringens

2006

seven who will walk down

2005

Sanguang River 三光溪 map
climbing over a slot
at the Xuanyuan 萱源 trailhead
25k topo map of Sanguang River 三光溪
Fushan area hiking map

2004

Where do you get the permit?

2003

Tammy climbing out
back to 四陵溫泉 2 PM
Sanguang river 三光溪
Sanguang river 三光溪
Sanguang river 三光溪
Bruce helping Michael up

Siling Hot Springs 四陵溫泉

2002

瑞興宮
FeiTsui Reservoir 翡翠水庫

1998

Jako & Don
14K south of FuShan on the Baling Trail

1964

King's Canyon National Park