Before I tell you about the Zhuilu Old Trail, I should confess that the day before I got there, I failed my first Taiwanese test of fortitude. Guide Steven Chang and I were hiking alongside the Shakadang River in Taroko National Park, a medley of gorges, mountains, jungles and waterfalls that is Taiwan’s tropical answer to Yosemite. It came less than 24 hours later on the Zhuilu Old Trail, about 1,600 feet above the marble Taroko Gorge. Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times Zhuilu Old Road, Taroko National Park, Taiwan. Zhuilu Old Road, Taroko National Park, Taiwan.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2017 13:52 UTC