Take a hike

Despite late night celebrations, several friends and I decided to start off the new year with a hike. Outdoors yet within the city, we set our sights on a seaside hiking destination that requires a bit of climbing in spots. We managed to rise above the city smog to find a blue sky.

(mt. view of Kaohsiung harbour)

While the city does boast a mountain appropriately nicknamed Monkey Mountain, we were surprised to be joined by several primates previously unseen along this particular hike. They were for the most part non-pesky, though not at all fazed by our presence.

(Formosan Rock Macaques)

The reward for the tiring hike lies at the top in the form of a giant banyan tree with great extending branches just right for climbing and playing, and naturally, that's what we did. Visits to the tree usually find me dreaming of the possibilities for a Swiss Family Robinson style tree house of my very own. Until that day, I'll be resting my head in a bed in a tower of concrete.