2019 was a great year for me for hiking. I got out a lot and really enjoyed myself. I picked up a couple cameras (Ricoh GR & Sony RX100iii) to use instead of my phone, which has paid off I believe. I’m slowly learning the ins and outs of...
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outrecording.com 2019 Year in Pictures
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XinZhiShan & WuTanShan – 新置山 & 武潭山
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An Amazing Hike on the QiYueZongZou – 旗月縱走 Ridge Trail
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BeiHuLuShan 北湖呂山 – Alternative Shorter but Steeper Route
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WeiLiaoShan Hike – 尾寮山
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ZuMuShan 足母山 – A Peak with a Secret at the Top
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Hike to ZhenLiShan & ZhenLiShan NorthEast Peak – 真笠山 & 真笠山東北峰 in Majia, Taiwan
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Hike to YaMaWanShan & YaMaWanShan West Peak – 亞麻灣山 & 亞麻灣山西峰
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Hike to 日湯真山 RiTangZhenShan and Trail to 鱈葉根山 XueYeGenShan
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PenMaoLiShan & PenMaoLiShan South Peak – 盆貿里山 & 盆貿里山南峰
Last year on exactly this date I attempted to hike to XinZhiShan – 新置山 and failed. I ran into a nightmare of the entangled sort. Overgrowth prevented me from reaching my goal…three times! But this year would prove to be much different. This year I would make it, easily!...
As 2019 was coming to a close, I wanted to end the year with an “epic” hike. Knowing that wasn’t possible, I opted for a hike that would be less than epic but still offer up a bit of fun and adventure. With that in mind, I set my...
After last hike’s battle with what I thought were shin splints, I decided I needed some rest. But two weeks of rest was all I could take; I was itching to get back out in the mountains. I didn’t know for a fact that I had shin splints–they’re new...
WeiLiaoShan 尾寮山 is a popular hike in southern Taiwan. It’s listed as one of the “Top 100 Lower Mountains” (小百岳). Expect a fair amount of hikers if you’re planning a weekend hike. The WeiliaoShan peak is located on the border of Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties. The first half of...
Behind the village of Duona 多納, which is located at the end of road 132 in Maolin District 茂林區, is a peak hiding a secret: an abandoned fire watchtower. Ok, it’s not much of a secret really. But it’s something you can’t see from below. Unless you’re satisfied with...
ZhenLiShan 真笠山 and its Northeast peak 真笠山東北峰 are hikes suitable for most anyone. If you’re game, you can rather easily add two other nearby peaks, LiDingShan & ZhenLiShan Southwest Peak (笠頂山 & 真笠山西南峰) to your hike. Since I have already hiked to those two peaks, I skipped them to...
On my last hike past RiTangZhenShan 日湯真山 I saw a sign that read 舊萬安部落 or “Old Wan’an Tribe” in English. I later researched the tribe and its location and found that I’ve driven very near it a couple times a few years ago. I decided to visit the old...
RiTangZhenShan 日湯真山 is a peak near southern Taiwan’s famous BeiDaWuShan 北大武山. The hike to RiTangZhenShan begins at the same trail head for BeiDaWuShan but splits after about a 1.2 kilometers. I knew this would be a relatively easy hike, so I tasked myself with trying to reach the next peak,...
This post is difficult for me to write. I’m trying to find the words to make the hike to PenMaoLiShan & PenMaoLiShan South Peak – 盆貿里山 & 盆貿里山南峰 sound at least somewhat interesting, but I can’t. It was not fun. Not in the least. It has no redeeming qualities...