Taiwan Day 3 - Hualien Taroko Gorge
They have a few such plots of farmland out there.
A colourful train docked at Hualien station
Destination Taroko Gorge 太魯閣
Its another hour taxi ride from the station to the gorge.
Lunch Break at a road side shop.
On the road again.
Chung Te Recreation Area. Its abit up north of Taroko Gorge, you get to see the seaview of Hualien and its clear green water.
Taroko Arch - Entrance to Taroko Gorge.
Shakadang Tunnel
Shakadang Trail
Geography Lesson - River Transport and Erosion.
Each of these lions are unique and different!!
Dark clouds approaching. Slight drizzle on and off.
Eternal Spring Shrine.
Its built in memory of the 212 workers who died constructing the Taroko Highway and many more injured.
The suspension bridge used by hiker to scale the gorge, literally. You have to apply for a permit 2 weeks beforehand in order to use the bridge.
Yanzikou - Swallow Cave
Swallows make their nests in these holes.
The block of rock resembles a native person.
The Nine Tunnels. Closed currently due to rockfalls.
This bridge is built in memory of mothers.
Beware of rockfalls
Baiyang Trail. A dark tunnel of about 400m. Wondering if it was a tunnel through time... haha
The view once out of the tunnel.
The exit of the tunnel
The whole gorge is made of marble, being changed from limestone when the ground is uplifted. Taroko Gorge is still being uplifted by plate movements.
This rock resembles an elephant. There's another rock that looks like a frog, but somehow I couldnt find it, perhaps I deleted it accidentally.
Suspension Bridge at Baiyang Falls
Go through another Tunnel to Water Curtain Cave.
Inside the cave. The rocks are actually shiny!!!
On the way back...
Back out from the long tunnel
Entrance of the Tunnel
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