By Carrie on April 5, 2010
Spring has arrived in Taiwan once again. To commemorate my favorite time of year, we made our annual pilgrimage to Yangmingshan National Park for the Yangmingshan Flower Festival.
Posted in Features, Photography | Tagged Asia, Festivals, Flowers, Mountains, National Parks, Photo Essay, Photography, Taipei, Taiwan, Yangminshan |
By Carrie on March 27, 2009
The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Posted in Photography | Tagged Flowers, Photo Moment, Photography |
By Carrie on April 13, 2008
The calla lilies at Zhuzihu (竹子湖, Bamboo Lake) in Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園) are in full bloom. Flower lovers from all over Taiwan are rushing to the mountain to spend the afternoon wandering through a valley of white blossoms flanked by gently rolling mountains. Yangmingshan’s annual Calla Lily Festival is in full swing with less [...]
Posted in Taiwan | Tagged Canon 400D, Flowers, Nature, Photography, Yangmingshan |
By Carrie on March 12, 2008
Posted in Photography | Tagged Flowers |
By Carrie on May 17, 2007
I miss my daily visits to Datong Mountain in Shu-lin City. This lovely little mountain is located a few short blocks from my apartment and I love making the hike up to the summit and running along the footpaths with the city of Shu-lin at my feet. On this particular day, spring flowers were in full-bloom and [...]
Posted in Taiwan | Tagged Flowers, Hiking, Mountains, Photo Essay, Shu-lin, Taiwan |
By Carrie on February 24, 2007
Cherry blossoms against a brilliant azure sky. The Yangmingshan 2007 Flower Festival in Taipei kicks off today and according to Taiwan Headlines, hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to visit Taiwan’s famous northern National Park from today until the 26th of March to watch and admire as the mountain side bursts into a riot [...]
Posted in Taiwan | Tagged Festivals, Flowers, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Parks, Photo Essay, Taipei, Taiwan, Yangmingshan |
By Carrie on February 23, 2007
Wild daisy at Lavender Cottage, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. July 2006 After recently returned from an amazing journey on the Central Cross-Island Highway, through Toroko Gorge and up the Eastern coastline of Ilan, we still have a few days left of our vacation time here in Taiwan. We’re devoting the rest of today to explore a [...]
Posted in Taiwan | Tagged Flowers, National Parks |
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