March 2009 trips to the Monkey Mountain for great views and tea drinking!
With Chinese new year in the frame there was bugger all to do. The Bear, Matt and myself took off in the pouring rain to expand the frontiers of hiking as we know it...
The Ping-Shee spikes
or Ping-Shee loop 		Waterfall near MaukongThe nearby town of ShenkenTeapot MountainPrevious walks in Yangmingshan
In 2007 I got interested in the Shr-ding area of Taipei County and the Huang-Di-Dien circuit. Here is a short clip of me taking on the East Peak.

On the 18th May 2006 it was time for Mia to test the big one. Seven stars mountain(Chishinshan) the highest peak in the Yangmingshan chain.

We walked up to a picnic area with good views before making the ascent
Behind me is the Cultural University which has a sweeping view of Taipei below
It was a very tough climb and at one point I didn't think Mia was going to make it. After a few stops on the way we got there in the end only to find the peak shrouded in mist
On the way home we stopped off at the best tea house in Taipei and had a cracking meal of mice tails, bats wings and chicken's assholes.
Nah, not really...some good veggy tucker and a really cool place to spend some time.
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A brief look at the events of the day

Another epic mountain experience. I'm very rarely disappointed and the trip was rounded off in a very pleasant tea house

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