I took a weekend trip to Hualien, a lovely city on Taiwan's east coast, about 2-3 hours away on train from Taipei. Then about an hour from Hualien is Taroko National Park, home to absolutely breathtaking scenery (and hoards of tour buses, taxi cabs, and tourists, not fully captured).
It's a pretty large park, so most people explore its many sights via pre-arranged tour bus, private taxi rental, car, or scooter. I went alone (lonely traveler I am). The park is interesting in that it's not as "free to explore" as other national parks often are, it's kind of like: here are the sights, here is the map, here are the roads you take. Probably because building the roads in this area was a massive pain. There are lots and lots of tunnels. Some of them are pitch black pedestrian tunnels that require flashlights / faith in your ability to walk in a straight line.
Some trails had shade, some not so much. Was pretty red by the end of the day!
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| They recommend you wear helmets when you go in, but traveling not-with-a-tour I didn't have one. I thought this was an adorable sight. |
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| Town of Tianxiang |
And near the end of the day, I saw a monkey!
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