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Life is an Adventure - Give it all you've got.

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Hiking lets your feet kiss the mountains & your spirit touch the sky

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Red River at Ouzoud Falls, Morocco. [OC][2304x3456] - Author: donjulioanejo on reddit

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Taroko Gorge, Taiwan / Taroko National Park: The Wonderful and Terrible Long Canyon

Because the amount of available marble abundant in the area, Taroko Gorge is also often called the Marble Gorge. Taroko Gorge is a 19 km long canyon located north of Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan, not far from the Pacific Ocean.

The canyon was formed by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate under the Eurasian Plate. As reported by amusingplanet, about 100 million years ago, enormous pressure has been raised above the sea level. Heat and pressure are also changing in the surrounding limestone into marble.

The canyon is located just 60 miles from the coast and is home to some of the highest peaks in Taiwan. Until the 1950s, the canyon is just passable paths. However, tourists who want to enjoy the beauty of Taroko Gorge was able to pass with a private vehicle, because local authorities have built the Central Cross-Island Highway in the canyon walls.

Central Cross-Island Highway is a narrow mountain paths and winding with lots of twists. And the Tunnel of Nine Turns, which is the most popular spot to bring the driver to a ravine near the shore. This spot is now being used as a pedestrian for tourists who want to enjoy the beauty of the canyon while walking. Meanwhile, in the path of the vehicle has been diverted through another tunnel.

Because the terrain is rough and unstable, dangerousroads.org mentioned that the Central Cross-Island Highway as one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Heavy rain caused by typhoons often brings soil and rocks onto the highway, making it difficult to impassable roads.

Although the area is very prone to seismic activity, this canyon has many tourist attractions such as the Zen monastery, the old settlement of Aboriginal Truku which is now a museum and craft stores. This gorge ends in a small village (Tiansiang) which has a beautiful pagodas and temples.

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Hiking the Central Taiwan Mountains – NengGao, Taiwan

The mountains of central Taiwan are remote and beautiful.  Some friends and I recently made a two day hiking trip to the old NengGao Historic Trail 能高越嶺古道. Starting near Puli 埔里, Taiwan, the Nenggao hiking trail is a long but relatively easy ascent to the “Spine of Taiwan”… the high mountain “Backbone” that runs north to south through its center.

What’s great for us, is that this trail crosses some of the most beautiful and remote mountains that Taiwan has to offer.  The trail is also a relatively easy hike, without any particularly steep parts or the need of any rope work. It’s also one of the easiest trails to follow and has informative signs along the way to tell you about the history of the trail and the flora and fauna found there.

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Trekkers take a break on a suspension bridge high above a small stream on the NengGao Historic Hiking Trail in Taiwan.

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The Macocha Abyss , also known as the Macocha Gorge

A sinkhole in the Moravian Karst Cave system of the Czech Republic located north of the city of Brno, near the town of Blansko. The Punkva River flows through it. The sinkhole is about 138.7 meters deep and also the deepest of its kind  in Central Europe. It is a popular tourist attraction for casual visitors to the region, in addition to cavers and advanced technical divers.

Macocha Abyss is a monumental part of the five Punkva Caves of the so-called “light-hole” type which arose by gradual falling of huge cave space with several floors. The abyss continues under the surface of Down small lake to the proved total depth of 187,5m.