The coming of the month November is often associated with Halloween. I still remember what happened last year. It was October 31, 2013 (Taiwan Day 61: Halloween Earthquake!!!). A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Taiwan and the whole island was shaken. I was so scared and got traumatized by that event. haha! November is also an autumn month. Countries in temperate regions experience the changing of colors of the maple leaves. Leaves fall from the maple trees as if life on Earth is going to an end.
This month of November I will feature a series of nice places in Taiwan to tell everyone that the month of November is a terrific one. It is full of life, exciting and memorable just like the summer months. I will call my Taiwan Day Adventures for this month as the “Novemberrific” series and the first leg of my travel adventures happened at Caoling Historic Trail. The 2014 Silver Grass Festival is currently happening there and the hiking festival will run up to the end of November.
I was so prepared for this adventure. I even went to Carrefour where I bought a pair of shades and a hat. I went with Myrron (Filipino) and Lam (Singaporean) with lots of sandwiches and bottles of juice in my bag. Myrron and Lam were my Travel Buddies for this Taiwan Day 427 and they have been my travel companions before. We met at the Academia Sinica bus stop and then went to Nangang train station. From Nangang Station, we boarded the train going to Dali Station where the Caoling Historic Trail starts.
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| Turtle island as seen inside the train |
We saw Turtle Island as the train nears Dali Station and as it passes by the northeast coast of Taiwan. Turtle Island is the only active volcano in Taiwan and I will go and visit that island someday. Many passengers alighted at Dali Station and they were also going to hike. We followed the signs leading to the Dali Visitor Information Center until we found the start of the trail. One blogger mentioned that the hike is 1 to 1.5 hours but it took us more than that since we need to take a rest and take pictures.
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| free tea for everyone |
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| Myrron, please don't touch my breast. haha! |
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| clouds suddenly appear.. |
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| and the people went down quickly |
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| until the clouds totally blocked the view |
We were rewarded with a nice view of the Pacific Ocean even though we haven't reached the top. The trail is composed of a winding road and stone stairs. We took the stone stairs since a Taiwanese told us that it was the shortcut. One can also use a car to go to the viewing pavilions at the top but doing so will defeat the purpose of hiking the trail. Many people hiked the trail. Friends, families and even their pet dogs joined the hike. The mood of the place was very festive!
All of my hard work in hiking the trail was rewarded with a fantastic view of the sky, the sea and the mountains. The sky was blue, the grass was silver and my pants were pink. It's a terrific adventure in November! It's Novemberrific!
Sakura Series - Taiwan
2025 Forecast
Taipei 101 first flowers
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Taipei Flower Test Center
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Broadwood Park
Sunshine Sports Park kawazu sakura
Wuling Farm (武陵農場)
SYS kawazu sakura
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
CKS Memorial Hall
Shibafen Yoshino Sakura
Hope River
Dongfang Temple
Tianyuan Palace
Neicou Stream Trail
Orange Garden Cafe
Yangming Park Visitor Information Center
Yangming Park Service Center Bus Stop
Huashan Road
Qianshan Park
Zhongshan Hall Entrance
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Flower Test Center Shōwa Sakura
Neihu Creek Trail
Shulin Land Office
Xióng Kōng Cherry Blossom Forest
Lung Yen Sakura Forest
Yangming Park cherry stream
Yangming Park fountain
CKS Memorial Hall Tairyō sakura
Wugu District Tianyi Road
CKS Memorial Hall yaesakura
Loving Farm
Yong Long Farm
Zhongbaling Sakura Road
Sun Link Sea
Tai'an Police Station
Cherry Hill Slope
Hsinchu Park
Taipei 101
Kāng Gào Kēng Creek
New Garden City
Broadwood Park
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Alishan Ranger Station
Alishan House
Alishan Police Station
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Station
Alishan Entrance
Alishan Gou Hotel
Alishan Magnolia Garden
Wulai tour
Wun Chang Elementary School
Bishanyan
Sanzhi Sansheng Trail
Sakura Series - Taiwan
Nei Cuo Stream
Orange Garden Cafe
Sansheng Trail
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Yangming Park Cherry Stream
Yangming Park Fountain
Flower Test Center
Broadwood Park
New Garden City
Yinghua Park
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Yangmingshan Visitor Center
Taipei 101
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Sakura Series - Japan
Kamonyama Park
Near the Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Shinko Park
Minato-mirai 21 area
Tokyo Tech Suzukakedai Campus
Onda River
Tenryuji
Byodoin
Kiyomizudera
Himuro shrine and Yakushi-ji Temple
Hōryū-ji Temple
Nara Park attractions
Tokyo Tech Ookayama Campus
Sumida River
Tsuruma Park
Gion
Maple Series
Taipei Aowanda
Shimen Dam
Alishan
Aowanda
Shanlinxi
Taoyuan Valley Garden
Fushoushan Farm
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The "Taipei kong mahal" (My beloved Taipei)
Always in my heart
MRT birdman
Valentine's Day
Tulips Festival
2018 Taipei Lantern Festival
City of Azaleas
Linji Huguo Temple
Nanjichang Night Market
Gudetama Chef restaurant
Dalongdong Bao'an Temple
Shilin hollyhocks
Ningxia Night Market
Ximending graffiti
Discovery Center of Taipei
Chunghwa Postal Museum
Double-Decker Bus
Shilin Cold Balls
Jingimoo
GomanMango
mud volcanic ice
Fire and Ice Dumpling
Opium Fen-Yuan
Ichiran Ramen
Liu Shandong Beef Noodles
hydrangea flowers
National Palace Museum
Other attractions in Taipei
Taipei on a budget
Japanese buildings
Dāoxiāomiàn beef noodles
Presidential Office Building
Yongkang St. and Elephant Mountain
CKS and SYS Hall
City tour
Beitou ramen
MRT Monopoly Game
Winter city tour
Zhicheng Park
Shilin Plum Blossom
Art museums
Shopping in Taipei
Summer desserts
Qingtiangang
Qixingshan hiking
2015 Calla lily
2016 Calla lily
Beitou tour
Beitou-Zhuzihu tour
NTU
Confucius Temple
2015 Dadaocheng Festival
Puppet Museum
Fantasy Ice World
2016 Bread Show
Strawberry picking
2015 Rose Garden
Modern Toilet
Shilin Night Market
NASA Exhibit
Raohe Night Market
Longshan Temple
2013 Taipei Zoo
Maokong Gondola
Lupin flowers
Taipei 101 day visit
Taipei 101 night visit
Tiger Mountain
Din Tai Fung
Taipei Story House
2014 Flower Show
Chrysanthemum Show
Miramar Ferris wheel
Miniatures Museum
Archery
1600 Pandas
Wulaoguo hot pot
Upside Down House
2016 101 Fireworks
New Taipei
Tamsui Pumpkin Tunnel
Shifen Waterfall
2017 Sand Sculpture
Dragon Caves
New Taipei tour
2016 Kite Festival
Pingxi Crags
Bitou Cape
2016 Sand Sculpture
2015 Christmasland
Juming - Jinshan
Houtong - Pingxi
Sandiaoling Waterfall
Jiufen foodtrip
Guanyinshan hike
Yehliu Ocean World
2014 Kite Festival
Pingxi Rail tour
Jinguashi tour
Vigor Kobo Pineapple
British Consulate
Yehliu Geopark
2014 Sand Sculpture
Paragliding
2014 Christmasland
2014 Pingxi Lantern
firefly watching
Yingge Ceramics Street
Jiufen tour
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