Around Taiwan

Rental car - ready to roll Sun 12/04/05	Temple on northeast coast Sun 12/04/05	Bhudda in temple on northeast coast Sun 12/04/05	Detail of temple on northeast coast Sun 12/04/05
Detail of temple on northeast coast Sun 12/04/05	Dragon detail of temple on northeast coast Sun 12/04/05	Ride 'em cowboy! Sun 12/04/05	Detail of temple on northeast coast Sun 12/04/05
imgp2312(jpg) Mon 12/05/05	North East Coast Mon 12/05/05	Fish nets (?) on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Slide control on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05
North East Coast Mon 12/05/05	Road with gravel truck on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	One of many fast gravel trucks on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	North East Coast Mon 12/05/05
Typical stretch of roard on northeast coast of Taiwan Mon 12/05/05	Looking through palm trees at northeast coast of Taiwan Mon 12/05/05	Ducks Mon 12/05/05	Yee Ha! land - way up a hill on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05
Back road on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Back road on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Northeast coast road Mon 12/05/05	Northeast coast road tunnel Mon 12/05/05
Cave on beach on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Alien plants on beach on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Still life in rock on beach on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Beach on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05
Ciaran on beach on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Beach on northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Alex and Ciaran contemplate the ocean on the northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Alex and Ciaran contemplate the other side of the ocean on the northeast coast Mon 12/05/05
Alex and Ciaran contemplate the photographer on the northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Still life in Red Shoe by Liz on the northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Shoreline on the northeast coast Mon 12/05/05	Trail back up to road on the northeast coast Mon 12/05/05
High bridge at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Looking down from high bridge at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Liz and Ciaran on high bridge at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Trail from high bridge to Endless Spring at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05
Looking down at temple from trail from high bridge to Endless Spring at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	See the tour buses and mountains from the trail from high bridge to Endless Spring at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Trail from high bridge to Endless Spring at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Looking down at tour buses with people looking at Endless Spring at Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05
Temple on other side of high bridge in Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Temple and high bridge in Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Wide angle of Endless Spring in Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Evening at Endless Spring in Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05
How to walk to Endless Spring in Taroko Gorge Mon 12/05/05	Hills in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Parking lot and hills in Taroko Gorge where we slept at Catholic Hostel Tue 12/06/05	Looking down at the road from the road in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05
Looking down at the road and hills from the road in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Looking down at the road and hills from the road in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	As the kids say, 'The best tourist information sign ... ever!' (in Taroko Gorge) Tue 12/06/05	Information sign and rock in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05
Tops of trees in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	A sharp turn ever few hundred yards on Taroko Gorge road Tue 12/06/05	River gouging through Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	This mirror is not really for specialized scenery viewing in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05
Looking almost straight up in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Hill in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Countryside in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	More countryside in Taroko Gorge - see the road? Tue 12/06/05
More countryside in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Through the looking glass in Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	See the primate above Taroko Gorge? Tue 12/06/05
Along the misty road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Along the misty road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Along the misty road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Along the misty road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05
Tree along the misty road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	In the mountains above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Alex and Liz in mirror along road in the mountains above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Mountain road above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05
Alpine hill above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Vertigo shot where it's really easy to slip above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Hills way above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Misty trees way above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05
Looking through the clouds way above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Heading down the west side of the mountains above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Looking through the clouds way above Taroko Gorge Tue 12/06/05	Sun Moon Lake looking like a colorized picture from a hundred years ago Wed 12/07/05
Sun Moon Lake tree looking like a Photoshop nightmare Wed 12/07/05	Peeking out from the trees at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Walkway trail to the spider and frogs at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Walkway trail to the spider and frogs at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Peeking out from the trees at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Peeking out from the trees at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	All quiet at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	The frogs at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Sun Moon Lake fishing equipment Wed 12/07/05	Big spider at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Foo Man Caterpillar at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Easy-care yard in temple at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Temple at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Detail of temple and tree at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Superman can rest easy at Sun Moon Lake temple Wed 12/07/05	Section of Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Section of Sun Moon Lake from a temple above the road Wed 12/07/05	Facilities are clean here at a Sun Moon Lake temple - example of Taiwan toilet construction Wed 12/07/05	Section of Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Section of Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Detail of roadside part of a Sun Moon Lake temple Wed 12/07/05	Trail up to the tall pagoda at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Sun Moon Lake from tall pagoda trail Wed 12/07/05	Trees from Sun Moon Lake tall pagoda trail Wed 12/07/05
Sun Moon Lake tall pagoda trail Wed 12/07/05	More Sun Moon Lake tall pagoda trail trees Wed 12/07/05	Tall pagoda at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Drum at tall pagoda at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Really, really short palm tree at tall pagoda at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Tall pagoda at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Inside the tall pagoda at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Sun Moon Lake from the top of the tall pagoda Wed 12/07/05
Sun Moon Lake from the top of the tall pagoda Wed 12/07/05	Drum shelter from top of Sun Moon Lake tall pagoda Wed 12/07/05	Hills beyond Sum Moon Lake from the top of the tall pagoda Wed 12/07/05	Inside the top of the tall pagoda at Sum Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Shadow of the tall pagoda at Sum Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Road sign meaning 'hairpin turn' Wed 12/07/05	Boats at Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Raft supported by large pipes on Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05
Liz and Ciaran rowing on Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Liz and Ciaran rowing on Sun Moon Lake Wed 12/07/05	Ciaran sneaking in to Taiwan from the south Thu 12/08/05	Liz and Ciaran on path at southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Liz and Alex making secret native "I'm-in-a-picture" signs on path at southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Where the island meets the sea at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Where the island meets the sea at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Liz riding the wild ... thing at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Liz and Ciaran wandering off the trail at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Southern entrance to Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Part of the living land at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Part of the living land in context at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Part of the living land at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Where the water meets the rock at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Where the water meets the rock at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Where the water meets the rock at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Still life in seashell at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Looking back at the ... thing at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Liz and Ciaran at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Glass wedged under the rock at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Liz and Ciaran at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Not snow at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	See the long, thin fish at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Reflections in the water at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Reflections in the water at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Where the rock meets the sea at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Reflections in the water at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Crab parts at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Bad exposure at the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Looking up the east coast from near the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Looking down on red dirt and far southeast coast near the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Looking down on the far southeast coast near the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Looking over the land down on the far southeast coast near the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Alex on a windy far southeast coast near the southern tip of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Three bands of pastoral color at the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Southern Taiwan through an insense burning thingee Thu 12/08/05
Inside temple near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Mural at temple near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Point at park near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Odd trees in park near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Coast line near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Rocky coast line near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Ground cover, not photomicrograph, in park near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05	Ground cover in park near the south end of Taiwan Thu 12/08/05
Waiting for the MRT - or the building to get even older - in Taipei, Taiwan Fri 12/09/05