Nina's Home

After packing in the evening, I first brought the equipment and luggage to Nina's home, then had dinner nearby. After dinner, we went out for a walk and bought some additional food supplies. Finally, I went back to Nina's room to help her pack.

Nina's Home

Took the bus to meet Nina at her home. After she finished breakfast, we went to take the train together.

Yuli Train Station

After arriving in Yuli, we first left our luggage at the homestay, then went to the traditional market to eat stinky tofu (Qiaotou Stinky Tofu), which is said to be very famous. Even on a weekday like today, we had to queue and take a number. Then we wandered around and continued to browse at PX Mart, buying a 2400cc bottle of water to distribute into our respective water bladders.

Changed the appointment with the taxi driver to depart at 07:30 the next day.

After dark, the clouds began to thin, and we could see the moon that was covered by clouds. We walked to the traditional market to eat Yuli noodles (Pushi Pavilion Wonton Shop), then went to a convenience store to buy zero-calorie cola (I wanted to drink it) and eight-treasure porridge (Nina wanted to eat it). Finally, we returned to the homestay to check our food supplies, then rested. However, we didn't sleep well and didn't get much rest.

Forest 3030 Hostel

After getting up, we went to the traditional market to buy breakfast. The morning weather was excellent, with a clear blue sky. We also went to the convenience store to buy additional bread according to our discussion the previous day.

Returned to the homestay to eat breakfast, then went back to the room to pack and prepare to check out. At this time, I forgot the freshly bought bread in the homestay's kitchen.

Forest 3030 Hostel

After packing, we left our luggage at the homestay, and the taxi arrived right on time. We departed at 07:30. The driver's surname was Ran, and along the way, besides introducing Yuli, he told many corny jokes, such as: "We're all from the same tribe - 'insufficient deposits tribe'."

Our journey would mostly circle around Zhuoxi Mountain. The round-trip fare was 1000 NTD.

Batongguan Trail East Section Trailhead

After arriving at Nan-an Visitor Center, we used our ID cards for self-service check-in. We went to Nan-an Station to submit the mountain entry permit and entry roster. After getting out of the car, I asked the station chief: "Tear off one section of the mountain entry permit before entering the mountain, and put it in the mailbox along with the entry roster. Before leaving, put the remaining section in the mailbox."

At the trailhead, we met a foreigner who asked if we were staying overnight, and pointed to his shoes saying they were the same model as mine. Nina thought he was British.

Shanfeng No. 1 Suspension Bridge

The station chief from Nan-an Station rode his motorcycle and parked in front of Shanfeng No. 1 Suspension Bridge, then began patrolling.

We walked while taking photos, and the foreigner was also taking photos on the suspension bridge, but we didn't see him again after that.

On the way, we saw the station chief chatting with tourists. Later, we heard him say he was chatting with a very famous and impressive person. This female hiker had already completed the 100 peaks multiple times, and this was her seventh (eighth?) time walking from Xiangyang to Walami, all solo hikes. Her name had the character "Zhen" (the station chief specifically emphasized it was the "Zhen" from "The Legend of Zhen Huan"), but I couldn't find out which hiker it was later. (2025: Should be surnamed Lai)

Jiaxing Police Station

At Jiaxing, we took a long break, ate some food, then continued forward. Nina started showing fatigue in the latter half, walking more quietly and slowly.

Walami Mountain Hut

Arrived at the mountain hut before five o'clock. It was already overcast before we reached the hut. We studied the hut and lighting equipment, then started cooking dinner. At this time, it began to drizzle.

Tonight's dinner was ramen, which tasted quite good.

After finishing the ramen, it was already dark when suddenly five mountain friends walked to the mountain hut. According to them, they were going to Dafen to visit elderly people and pay respects to ancestors. They originally applied for the mountain hut several days later, but had to come down early due to circumstances (seemed like they didn't prepare enough food). The chance of having the hut to ourselves was gone.

In the evening, we only saw two fireflies.

We slept very poorly. However, because it was a mountain hut and we weren't sleeping on the ground, it wasn't cold. Unfortunately, I forgot to record the temperature again.

Walami Mountain Hut

After daybreak, we waited for the mountain friends to leave, then started preparing breakfast. We ate brownies, bread rolls, Milo, and coffee.

While packing equipment, because the weather was good, I originally planned to put the sleeping bag at the bottom of the backpack without putting it in a waterproof bag. Later, I gave up, and it was good that I put it in the waterproof bag, as it rained in the afternoon and we didn't need to consider other issues.

Nina said the mountain hut was too simple, but it looked very beautiful from the outside.

Huangma Campsite

After taking photos, we started descending. Because it was all downhill, Nina walked very briskly. We didn't take many breaks except for lunch at Huangma Campsite. For lunch, we ate Montbell's instant rice porridge, which was much tastier than Qingkuai Feng. Unfortunately, it's very expensive in Taiwan and can't be ordered directly online (African swine fever). I added a pack of Uni-President braised pork noodles. At this time, bees were becoming more fond of me, and I could only walk in circles nearby waiting for them to leave on their own.

Jiaxing Police Station

As we approached Jiaxing, it suddenly started to drizzle. Our rain gear had its first real test. Because we had watched videos before, we knew rain gear could be placed in the backpack's outer pocket, so as soon as we took off our backpacks, we could immediately put on our rain gear, then help the backpacks put on their rain covers. This was a great experience - the rain wasn't heavy, but it was just right to verify all the details once.

Due to the weather, clouds began to appear between the valleys. Although we were in a 900-meter elevation area, it looked like a 3000-meter high mountain.

Nina walked very briskly and would calculate her speed when she saw trail markers. When we reached Jiaxing, there was signal, so we arranged to meet the shuttle at 16:30 at the trailhead, and Nina also replied to some messages.

Batongguan Trail East Section Trailhead

We rushed straight to the trailhead and met the shuttle at 16:28, then went to Nan-an Station to submit the lower half of the mountain entry permit. Nina wanted to take the new Taroko Express back to Taipei, so we booked tickets for 17:59. We returned to the homestay to get our stored luggage and change out of our hiking clothes, bought egg pancakes and chicken breast, then went to take the train.

Yuli Station

On the train, Nina gave the homestay a 9/10 rating, while I reported our exit from the park to the Yushan National Park Headquarters.

Nina's Home

After returning to Nina's home, we quickly repacked our equipment (taking out sleeping bags and clean clothes), then took the bus home.