tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8570335862971147413..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: In the Palm of the Bike Gods: KentingMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-38501837739275219982010-08-27T08:11:10.153+08:002010-08-27T08:11:10.153+08:00Damn, that's just gorgeous. -jealous-Damn, that's just gorgeous. -jealous-Filihttp://www.filination.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82334671519408765952010-08-26T13:44:03.433+08:002010-08-26T13:44:03.433+08:00Michael and anyone else planning to bike to Kentin...Michael and anyone else planning to bike to Kenting. From Pingtung ride the 27 (30km) to Sandimen and then take the 185 south to Fangliao. The 27 is a quiet lovely road but the 185 is nothing but rural bliss for 60km. The road skirts the foothills but is perfectly flat and best of all does not ride through a lot of ugly towns. What towns there are are nicely back from the road. This is a really sweet route.Robert Scott Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790139614002283723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-15513857157209202202010-08-25T08:01:24.580+08:002010-08-25T08:01:24.580+08:00Oddly, you can ship bikes TO Fangliao.
For this ...Oddly, you can ship bikes TO Fangliao. <br /><br />For this trip Jeff had shipped his bike to Kaohsiung but they told him in Cidu near Taipei that you can't ship to Kaohsiung, you have to ship to Nantze north of the city. Meanwhile I had no trouble shipping to kaohsiung station directly from Taichung. On the way back he couldn't ship to Cidu, but had to pay extra for the bike to go by express train to Cidu. They said in Kaohsiung that he couldn't ship to or from Keelung but I've shipped out of Keelung many times. Last time I was told that from Taichung I could ship to Taipei station but everyone says that's impossible.<br /><br />Conclusion: no one has any idea what is going on.<br /><br />So if the right stationmaster is there, you might still be able to ship bikes out of Fangliao....Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35488489182083141422010-08-25T07:28:14.161+08:002010-08-25T07:28:14.161+08:00Michael, the late-day shots of the hills and sky w...Michael, the late-day shots of the hills and sky were gorgeous and surreal, so rare for Taiwan. Btw, I am surprised you could not ship bikes from Fangliao. Cliff and I put our bikes on at Fangliao back in 1994 and picked them up in Taipei. Usually service improves over time in Taiwan...<br />- PaulP. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503894022260641010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14473626309002271812010-08-23T22:39:40.241+08:002010-08-23T22:39:40.241+08:00Looks like you two had an awesome time! Great sho...Looks like you two had an awesome time! Great shots!Toddhttp://www.thedailybubbletea.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24095245169794447842010-08-23T20:16:37.504+08:002010-08-23T20:16:37.504+08:00Nice pictures, Michael! Looks like an amazing trip...Nice pictures, Michael! Looks like an amazing trip!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907060405795620941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70993426899470604682010-08-23T12:41:48.179+08:002010-08-23T12:41:48.179+08:00Michael,
I checked in with your blog to get my da...Michael,<br /><br />I checked in with your blog to get my daily fix and believe that this is one of your best. Thank you for the views.<br /><br />JDthemanwiththeredfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684461445689105270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21830967122695372552010-08-23T12:21:30.453+08:002010-08-23T12:21:30.453+08:00Loved "nothing can confuse a couple of educat...Loved "nothing can confuse a couple of educated guys with forty years experience in Taiwan faster than local Taiwan road signs.". Still envious of your guys riding in Taiwan. I sorely miss the mountain and seas here in Delhi.Michael Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403071468957826677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26542673313952016572010-08-23T12:15:50.612+08:002010-08-23T12:15:50.612+08:00.
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I loved Kenting -- kitch and all. I loved t....<br />.<br />.<br />I loved Kenting -- kitch and all. I loved taking photos of the fossil beaches and the unique experience we had popping popcorn in the park with the natural gas flames shooting up through the earth.<br /><br />Quite a magical time we had there!<br /><br />Thanks for evoking those memories, Michael!<br />.<br />.<br />.skiingkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381159852660053893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-84962801047238495402010-08-23T10:17:43.141+08:002010-08-23T10:17:43.141+08:00Ok, most of the scenery shots look like the WB was...Ok, most of the scenery shots look like the WB was set to tungsten or some other very cool temperature. They have a blue/green color cast to them and are mostly about a stop underexposed.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9996843711500917602010-08-23T09:56:03.298+08:002010-08-23T09:56:03.298+08:00Thanks for sharing Michael. Excellent photos + com...Thanks for sharing Michael. Excellent photos + commentary! Awesome colors as well. <br /><br />Kenting needs to build a vehicle tunnel under the main drag to make it more pedestrian friendly.mxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-91484504714867313392010-08-23T09:02:45.551+08:002010-08-23T09:02:45.551+08:00Thanks Pearl! Happy to meet you!Thanks Pearl! Happy to meet you!Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-32205381514456947422010-08-23T09:02:33.509+08:002010-08-23T09:02:33.509+08:00The scenery shots were all down on auto exposure o...The scenery shots were all down on auto exposure on program. I didn't tamper with the WB at all. That's the default Fuji setting.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17186962325548906992010-08-23T09:01:51.225+08:002010-08-23T09:01:51.225+08:00Craig, I don't know which shots you are talkin...Craig, I don't know which shots you are talking about. The only shots I tinkered with the exposure on were the night moon shot and the sunset shot which I set on SPOT meter, and the shot at Eulanpi which I forgot was still set on SPOT. If you mean the Flickr pics as a whole there are a bunch of shots that I forgot were set on SPOT.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62893962306892569492010-08-23T08:57:18.666+08:002010-08-23T08:57:18.666+08:00Were you purposely underexposing those photos in a...Were you purposely underexposing those photos in a funky white balance, or was something on a wrong setting for a lot of the scenery shots?Craighttp://www.craigfergusonimages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74966871666938797622010-08-23T08:14:05.408+08:002010-08-23T08:14:05.408+08:00Wish I knew the names of all the peaks!Wish I knew the names of all the peaks!Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71169433513244714762010-08-23T07:57:40.184+08:002010-08-23T07:57:40.184+08:00You really have eyes for beautiful peaks Michael !...You really have eyes for beautiful peaks Michael ! What's the name of the cloud-covered beauty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52914415491974324112010-08-23T07:46:34.806+08:002010-08-23T07:46:34.806+08:00wow that was really nice!!wow that was really nice!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77822918181732506092010-08-23T00:33:11.985+08:002010-08-23T00:33:11.985+08:00Kending park = beautiful.
Kending town...eh. As ...Kending park = beautiful.<br /><br />Kending town...eh. As I posted in my own narrative of our weekend there - I am thoroughly underwhelmed by the main tourist hub of Kending. Food is overpriced and mediocre, hotels are overpriced and mediocre, too many cars and too many people. The beach down by the plant is quite nice, and I love the park, though.<br /><br />But I'll be happy if I never see Kending town again. One can find the same middling food and tourist junk on the beaches of Thailand, Bali and Boracay. Taiwan doesn't need it, too.Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-76317900258483389422010-08-22T22:59:46.465+08:002010-08-22T22:59:46.465+08:00I'm not exactly your biggest fan as you know, ...I'm not exactly your biggest fan as you know, but I'll always be among the first to admit that your photo-blogging posts like this are simply excellent. <br /><br />I love Hengchun too.mikehttp://www.mirrorsignalmove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com