Day 2 and we gave up walking the whole of Taroko and decided to hire a taxi instead. We drove towards the other end of Taroko, and started our journey from there. First stop Baiyang Waterfalls. The trail started with a walk thru a tunnel by the highway.
It opens up to a path at the other end, and we made our way along winding roads towards Baiyang Waterfall, which is a 4km hike, taking us about 1.5hours to complete. Along the path there were signs that says: Beware of poison bees! I bet tour buses don't drop their customers here! We didn't see any at all!
The path went thru multiple tunnels, some so dark and so long that you can see just the light at the other end as shown here. Some were winding tunnels, at which you find yourself walking in total darkness, with water driping down the walls of the tunnel. You can either use the rail at the side of the tunnel to guide you thru, or be smart and bring a torch light!
We managed to spot a deer which somehow fell over and landed into the river waters as shown on the photo here. The photo below shows a close up of the deer. There were some guys who were serving their Taiwan National Service along the path, and their job was to survey the area and take notes of the surrounding. Thus we trust the deer was in good hands and someone would come rescue it soon.
The final path towards Baiyang Waterfall was thru a dark tunner with water falling all over! It was in total darkness, and total wetness! The park cleaner actually told us that people usually wear rain coats in. We didn't have any, and we though maybe our umbrella would do. Boy were we wrong! The path was narrow and slippery! And water was falling all over you! And you were just walking at the side of the tunnel cause in the middle was a bloody river running thru it! We were too wet and too shocked to take any photos, but we truly enjoy the exciting walk! Came out of the tunnel soaking wet, but was soon dry by the sun and wind as we make our way back towards the highway.
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