2021

Junda 2021 (video)
James at Heliuping
weekend revelers at Heliuping
almost back to the Danda confluence
Water source
approaching Junda Stream 郡大溪 confluence
Danda river 丹大溪
Crossing Danda stream 丹大溪
parked at Heliuping 合流坪
達瑪巒風味餐廳 Damalan campsite
達瑪巒風味餐廳 Damalan campsite
chicks incubated
James pitching camp

2019

crossing back over the Zhuoshui River 濁水溪 at Heliuping 合流坪 at nightfall
Zhuoshui River 濁水溪 at Heliuping 合流坪
Heliuping 合流坪
scooters parked across the river
Zhuoshui River 濁水溪
Danda tunnel 丹大林道隧道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道 above Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道 above Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
root through rock
Erfensuo 二分所 garden
Erfensuo station 二分所
Erfensuo station 二分所
colorful waterfall
colorful waterfall
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道 above Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
natural rock wall along the road
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
Sanfensuo station 三分所

wire
entrance to camp site
camp site below abandoned village
planted trees at a camp

Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
Painted lady 姬紅蛺蝶 or (jī hóng jiá dié).小紅蛺蝶 (xiǎo hóng jiá dié) Vanessa cardui
deer skull
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
trail up to pylons
Danda road 丹大林道
tree catches stone
Irresponsible parkng
be responsible
turn around at 16.8 k
Danda hot springs 丹大溫泉 below
looking down the landslide
the path ahead
lanslide forces our return
Danda hot springs 丹大溫泉 below
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda stream 丹大溪 bekiw
John
Danda road 丹大林道
pylons above
Danda road 丹大林道
power lines above
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道

Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Qanituan 加年端 Jianianduan
looking to the ridge
Danda road 丹大林道
camp at Qanituan 加年端 Jianianduan
John at water source
at water source
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Qanituan 加年端 Jianianduan
Danda stream 丹大溪 bekiw
deer skeleton
Leigh
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道

Danda road 丹大林道
Sanfensuo 三分所
Sanfensuo 三分所
Sanfensuo 三分所 gate
Sanfensuo 三分所
Sanfensuo station 三分所
Sanfensuo station 三分所
Sanfensuo station 三分所
abandoned Sanfensuo station 三分所
John
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda stream 丹大溪 below
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda road 丹大林道
trail up to power pylon
Danda road 丹大林道
Danda stream 丹大溪

Danda road 丹大林道

Danda stream 丹大溪
looking back to Erfensuo station 二分所



Erfensuo station 二分所
Erfensuo station 二分所


Danda road 丹大林道
tunnel 丹大林道隧道
Danda tunnel 丹大林道隧道
Looking back to Heliuping 合流坪
beginning of Danda road 丹大林道
Danda Suspension Bridge 丹大吊橋
Zhuoshui River 濁水溪
Heliuping 合流坪
Looking for a way across Zhuoshui River 濁水溪
Gondola at Heliuping 合流坪
330m Shuiyuan suspension bridge 水源吊橋 leading to Shuanglong waterfall 雙龍吊橋
construction winch (video)
cable winch
Shuiyuan suspension bridge 水源吊橋
Bunun signs
negotiating lunch
Zhuoshui River 濁水溪 below the Danda stream 丹大溪 confluence
cultivation along the road
Heliuping 合流坪
back to Heliuping 合流坪

a simple river crossing (video)
tunnel in Danda Road 丹大林道
Danda Road 丹大林道 gradually climbs away from the river

Danda stream 丹大溪






waterfall visit (video)


side stream waterfall
large group treks out
trash above confluence camp site
ready to pack up
steps up
bridge cable pulled away
cable car wheels
Danda stream 丹大溪
Junda Stream 郡大溪 and Danda stream 丹大溪 (video)


rescue team
exploring the old path above at the confluence
Barking deer 台灣山羌 (táiwān shān qiāng) Formosan Reeve's Muntjac


Junda stream 郡大溪 confluence


looking down stream from camp
third camp site at Junda stream 郡大溪 confluence
third camp at confluence
Second camp, above first slot canyon
camp fire
coloration from bacteria on minerals?
a gas bottle, from where?
canyons punctuated by huge landslides
water lines
narrowing stream
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
signs of jeep traffic
Danda stream 丹大溪
continuing upstream
Following jeep tracks inside the sediment bluffs
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
continuing up Danda stream 丹大溪

continuing up Danda stream 丹大溪
the rivers merging downstream
former suspension bridge anchor
Junda stream 郡大溪 confluence linch break
Junda Stream 郡大溪 and Danda stream 丹大溪 (video)
view of two merging rivers
Danda stream 丹大溪
a waterfall
waterfall
frog
crossing

Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
simple river crossing
Danda stream 丹大溪
Leigh crossing
below Danda Road 丹大林道
below Danda Road 丹大林道
Danda stream 丹大溪 below the road
Danda stream 丹大溪
Danda stream 丹大溪
Sun Hai Bridge 孫海喬 remnants
abandoned cable car gondola
end of road 16
getting ready to take off
Heliuping 合流坪
locals cross the river to go up to the forest road
Breakfast at Si Ka Ka in Deli 地利
Breakfast at Si Ka Ka in Deli 地利
road back to camp after breakfast
First camp, near Heliuping 合流坪

2017

Taichung 台中 area bike ride
looking back south on climb up 136
climbing the 136 NW back toward Caotun 草屯
crossing the Nangang river 南港溪 in Guoxing 國姓 on the 14
turning onto the 136 in Guoxing 國姓 along the Nangang river 南港溪