畢羊縱走 (Bi lu Yang tou ridge trail) (24 items)

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  • The caterpillar of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliteara_pudibunda tussock moth] we encountered the night before the hike.
  • The famous climbing section on the way to 畢祿山 (Bi lu shan) where you have to pull yourself up on roots and ropes for a few meters.
  • At the ridge close to 畢祿山 (Bi lu shan). We first turned left to the peak and later returned to continue our way to 羊頭山 (Yang tou shan).
  • The view here is great but you do want to watch your step ...
  • 合歡北峰 (He huan north peak) to the south west.
  • The last few meters to 畢祿山 (Bi lu shan).
  • 無明山 (Wu ming shan) to the north east with its prominent scree slope. Hiding in the clouds behind it would be 中央尖山 (Zhong yang jian shan).
  • The usual celebratory peak jumping ...
  • ... at the top of 畢祿山 (Bi lu shan).
  • Birds aren't shy here and have become accustomed to sharing snacks with hikers.
  • 鋸子連峰 (Ju zi lian feng or "sawtooth hill chain") between 畢祿山 (Bi lu shan) and 羊頭山 (Yang tou shan). While the ridge trail doesn't pass through every hilltop there is a fair bit of up and down, and this is the exhausting part of the hike.
  • The trail down a dry valley behind the first hill which would be way too steep to scale head on. After about 150 meters the valley trail leaves to the right but the signage is poor (looking at you, Taroko national park administration!), which caused three hikers to get lost a few months later, requiring a rescue operation.
  • View back up the dry valley.
  • The short climb to the top of 鋸山 (Ju shan), the only one peak in the hill chain with a name (translating to "saw mountain").
  • On top of 鋸山 (Ju shan).
  • The view towards 無明山 (Wu ming shan), now also enshrouded in clouds.
  • 無明山 (Wu ming shan) once again, this time just below the cloud cover.
  • Finally at the other end of the ridge trail. Again, we would climb 羊頭山 (Yang tou shan) first before heading down to the other trail head.
  • Our arrival on 羊頭山 (Yang tou shan) concided with the weather suddenly improving and the cloud cover lifting to reveal not only 無明山 (Wu ming shan) on the left but also 中央尖山 (Zhong yang jian shan) in the far center.
  • A close-up of the majestic 中央尖山 (Zhong yang jian shan).

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