Route: Ang
Tong to 六十石山Lui Shi Shi Shan (60Rocks mountain)
Distance: 20 odd km. Mother of all climb(800m elevation)... Short but intense. Cold on the top.
Photo link here
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Route from Ang tong to Liu Shi Shi Shan |
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This is how it looks at 六十石山 - Photo credits from http://www.roundtaiwanround.com/118/Taiwan/east-rift-valley |
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Encik speaks "We going over the mountain, thru the tunnel. Abit tiring but ok one. I ride slow ok?" ...silence... |
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haha... lai liao... What will we be seeing today |
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Pierre fuels up... don't play play. Its all very serious business |
This is the official Taiwan Tourism write up of the area if you like to know more.
From a couple who blogged about their experience there.
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Drizzling rain as we rolled along |
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foggy and misty |
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stopping for a hot tao hway and fritters |
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nice warm breakfast |
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The old lady boss was so happy that so many customers in the morning |
The route was ok and flattish.
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Now you know what to do with that spare bike of yours sitting in the store room |
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The signage for Liushishishan |
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Turn in to more rice fields... I think thats the mountain we supposed to cycle up.. gulp |
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straining at the switchbacks.. it's really steep. I need a super granny gear |
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Engine over heated... |
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lai lai.. have some bananas... Super helpful Elaine! |
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mid way up and this is how it looks |
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higher up we go |
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more foggy and colder as we reach the top |
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small beautiful violet flowers |
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when the fog clears.. it looks great! |
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group photo on the top! |
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Tech tip. when too cold, wear a disposable plastic gloves and then your gloves. It works! |
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full concentration going down... |
very profound folding bike blog.
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