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.

We first walked through the shallow grotto, which was a little pass beside the river of the gorge.

The river was eerily gray but still active. Before pictures were beautiful, accenting the river bed, but currently harder to distinguish due to the blend of rock and water containing rock sediment.

It was a rain day, so I took a silhouette of my brother and his umbrella.

Later we passed by Chimu Bridge. Beside it was frog rock which was land to this tiny pavilion.

Our next destination was Siang De Temple trail. Although the temple may have been the main attraction, I was more lured to the pagoda beside it.

A step inside, and you can see the interesting architecture and patterns that allow this wonderful structure to stand.

We turned around then to reach Jiucyudong which was made in 1996 to allow pedestrians to cross. We had to wear helmets though, because rocks and other objects recently have been falling off the edge. Sad to see the destruction man makes to areas we should be preserving.

As we were walking through, I noticed a double waterfall off of the edge. The natural water color was still there and I just was amazed by the purity and beauty.

There were so many textures that I loved, I just admire how things are naturally made. The rocks that make up Taroko Gorge are nothing I have seen in my life. Too much detail that a lot of people pass over, but its the little things that make up something great.

And here are the tunnels that I referred to earlier, that were made in 1996.

The Taroko “skyline.”

Changchun or eternal spring shrine is a temple that resides on top of a river or waterfall. The temple has been moved around 3 times due to the instability of the land.

I just love classic architecture and the details that was put into it. Modern times would think that this sort of work would be crazy, too much effort as we are only thinking of efficiency and price.

Shakadang Trail is built along the river and gives wonderful views of the river. This area seemed the most untouched and beautiful.

A lone fern that caught my eye.