Out Biking Pics

Typhoon rain in the hills east of Fengyuan.

Many thanks to all who stopped by to say hello or sent me an email. You guys make it all worthwhile....

What have I been doing? Been biking a lot lately. Now I'm rested. Time to blog again.... especially with the ominous new developments at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (as always click on any pic to be taken to its Flickr page).

Yesterday I went up 88 between Fengyuan and Hsinshe, which rises about 500 meters in about 10 kilometers, a good workout in preparation for doing the Northern Cross Island Highway (Rte 7 between Sanxia and Luodong) this weekend. If you want to come, drop me a line.

My friend Michael Fahey took me through the bike paths in Taipei last week.

...and up to Mucha.....

.....among the graves there.

My son and Michael.

Made a panorama of one of the views.

I went through Shihgang on my way to Dongshih the other day and found these professionals hanging noodles out to dry.

Clearly she's had lots of practice.

Bringing out more.

On a trip up Tatu Mountain in Taichung I took this shot of the HSR crossing the road.

From the bridge into Dongshih, park on one side, gravel operations on the other.

Also did east coast again with the family. Here is a lovely panorama I created of the area just south of Shitiping, by the famous Red Bridge.

Every major river in Taiwan hosts such gravel operations. Here is one outside Taidong.

I stopped to have a chat with the denizens of a local drinking party on the east coast. The high point of this interaction was the woman who asked me how to say tsuo ai in English. The timely arrival of my family saved me from having to answer.

Hope to see you on a bike with me on the east coast soon!

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