Saturday, September 29, 2007

Taroko Gorge



Taroko National Park, Taiwan, Saturday 9/29 7:00AM

We spent two nights in Taroko National Park.. at the Grand Formosa.. pretty much the only decent hotel other than youth hostels. The park is essentially a river gorge with a roaring white water river and impossible cliffs that ascend on both sides for thousands of feet.. the dominant rock here is marble hence the nickname "The Marble Gorge" ..... it's an amazing spot.. and really happy we went but we were dissapointed to find many of the hiking trails were closed due to the previous few days of rain they had had.. I'd love to come back again with a car so exploring the gorge would be a little easier.. we both wanted to explore more but transportation around the gorge is not so easy.

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