A frog goes hiking: 雪山 (Xue shan) (Day 2) (23 items)

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The second day of a beautiful two-day hike to 雪山東峰 (Xue shan east peak) and 雪山主峰 (Xue shan main peak).

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  • Question: Is this a sunset or sunrise? Answer: Okay, it was a trick question. It's neither. This photo was taken at 2 am and the red light are atmospheric reflections of the city lights. :-)
  • 北稜角 (Bei leng jiao), 雪山's little step brother. It's only a few meters shorter but didn't get the title of 百岳 ...
  • 雪山主峰 (Xue shan main peak), 3886 meters above sea level, just before sunset.
  • Me at the top of 雪山主峰 (Xue shan main peak), raising my usual 百岳 (Taiwan's 100 highest mountains) flag, wearing my usual frog-colored jacket. :-)
  • 大霸尖山 (Da ba jian shan) in the distance, but still clearer than [local:/blog/2012/06/01/a-frog-goes-hiking-big-failure-mountain-day-2/ when I actually went there last year].
  • The peak in the middle is 玉山 (Yu shan) and, ironically, also clearer than [local:/blog/2011/05/05/a-frog-goes-hiking-yu-shan-oneday-trip/ when I went there]!
  • The view towards 大霸尖山 (Da ba jian shan) and 品田山 (Pin tian shan).
  • This was quite an interesting sight with the mountains casting shadows at sunrise.
  • The 樂山 (Le shan) radar station near 觀霧 (Guan wu).
  • About 50 meters away from the main peak somebody built a little stone heap.
  • Dead trees on the side of the path on the way down.
  • Another look at 北稜角 (Bei leng jiao).
  • The view back up towards 雪山主峰 (Xue shan main peak). It's a shame that it doesn't quite look like a peak from this angle.
  • Cliffs are visible from the 黑森林 (Black forest).
  • The 黑森林 (Black forest), which is about as black as your run-of-the-mill forest. :-)
  • As soon as you get out of the forest you can spot 三六九山莊 (San liu jiu mountain hut) again.
  • This used to be forest many years ago but burned down in a large forest fire.
  • 三六九山莊 (San liu jiu mountain hut) on the way down.
  • And 三六九山莊 (San liu jiu mountain hut) again, a little later from 雪山東峰 (Xue shan east peak). You can see the windy trail that leads up to the 黑森林 (Black forest) and 雪山主峰 (Xue shan main peak).
  • Just like the day before you can see the sea of clouds covering the lower areas.

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