Taroko Gorge recently was devastated by an earthquake which resulted in this gray water, natural water would be a turqoise blue. We walked across many beautiful sites but still didn’t see all that Taroko has to offer. The journey has left me wanting a little more, and hopefully another visit to Taiwan.
Archive for the ‘National Parks’ Category
Taroko Gorge
January 7, 2010Lake Tahoe
December 27, 2009I had another wonderful vacation with the Tsai family; the destination this time was Lake Tahoe. We had to drive around 10 hours to get to our final destination of David Walley’s Hot Springs resort.
El Matador
December 15, 2009I am back in Los Angeles to meet up with my girlfriend for a long vacation together. We started off with a vow to try to only cook this week.
Yosemite – Glacier Point
August 23, 2009So I forgot to update my panorama picture that I took last week. There were so many views of the Valley that were breathtaking, but this one was specially interesting due to the fact that we were able to see the distance we covered the previous day. I hope I will be able to visit another day, and try to visit all these parks in the future – the national parks of the United States.
Yosemite – Half Dome
August 13, 2009Half Dome is a 16 mile hike round trip which is described as an extremely strenuous hike. Hikers are usually suppose to eat twice as much in a day and consume atleast 3 liters of water. We were a little unprepared for this hike, with me only taking a liter nalgene but we did have enough food. The beginning is an easy hike up to Vernal falls, which is a beauty from far away.
Yosemite – Mirror Lake
August 12, 2009So as we headed back to Melody’s home in Yorba Linda, we are soon turned to a new destination of Yosemite. There have been many fires recently in the park, so the sky has not been treating the views kindly. Instead haze is spread around, reducing the view to become not so ideal. Well, here is the view of Yosemite Valley right outside of the tunnel – known as tunnel view.
Zion National Park
August 8, 2009Yesterday was a day full of hiking, and this means three trails totaling in roughly 12 miles. Melody and I decided to hike the first route which would connect the bottom half with the top – the emerald pools trails. It was a bit disappointing with the name indicating a more amazing view, but was still worth it at the top emerald pool. This is a picture of us looking up 300 feet at the top of the falls.
Kolob Canyon
August 7, 2009So today, our destination was Zion National Park, but we were suprised by a new park that housed the Kolob Canyon. It is amazing how these canyons are formed and the true beauty of them.
Smoky Mountain National Park
June 29, 2009This weekend Melody and I were on a trip to the Appalachian mountain range in the Smoky Mountain National Park. We decided to hike the Appalachian Trail, toward the Charlie Bunion overlook. Here is Melody on the way to the overlook, all excited.
