Journey to the East
Just a blog so friends and relatives can see what I've been doing living halfway across the world.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Jiajiuliao Hike
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Last Saturday we did one of our favorite trails, the Jiajiuliao Trail, near Wulai. It was threatening rain, and this trail, clear, wide, le...
Monday, September 7, 2009
Paradise Lost and Regained: Daxi River
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This is the tale of our adventures on Daxi River , one of our favorite destinations near Taipei. It all started in late spring of 2006, when...
Thursday, August 27, 2009
A relic from Japanese times
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This place seems to have no single official English name (and believe me, for a translator, situations like this are a perpetual source of ...
A little more nature in Taiwan
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Swinhoe's longhorn beetle ( Paraglenea swinhoei ) Swinhoe's japalura ( Japalura swinhonis )
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A couple more Taiwan nature photos
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A slug feasting on the deadly mushroom Amanita virgineoides , a close relative of the Death Cap. (Photo by Katannya) A spectacular swallowta...
Monday, August 3, 2009
Nature hike to Dongyanshan
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Today we hiked to the Dongyanshan (East Eye Mountain) Forest Reserve, near the town of Sanxia, in the mountains where Taipei County meets T...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A quick visit to Mary's
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The other day I had cause to go to Tienmu, an area in northeastern Taipei that was for a long time known as a Western ghetto. Because of the...
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