How about it, MM? Shall we tag along with trail_hacker’s gang? It’s conveniently close to Taipei (just a quarter of an hour or so by bus from Xindian MRT Station), and Feicui is truly a beautiful reservoir.
Trail_hacker, how long will the hike be in distance and time? Will you be returning to the starting-point at Guishan, or otherwise where will the hike end? How high will you be ascending, and how close will you get to the reservoir? And finally, how fit and fast is your group?
Hi Omniloquacious:
The hike is about 14 km and take about 4 or 5 hours of walk without rest. The highest top we’ll be is about 583M height. We’ll walk back from the end of trail to the starting point by a sealed country road. This time we’ll mainly hike along the ridge next to the reservoir so it’s still far from the coast. However I know several trails down to
the coast. Last years I’ve done several times with our group. We may arrange another hike down to the coast if you’re interested.
With more than 1500 members registered, our group are extremely open and dynamic. I just post this hike today so I still not
sure who will join this hike. I rank this hike as easy on our site so some newbies may come and the pace will be quite gentle. Anyway it’s
not bad for a birthday hike if you decide to join us.
If we want to join your hike, do we need to confirm in advance, or is it okay to just turn up at Xindian MRT Station at the specified time on Saturday morning?
Had a great birthday at Alishan, Dongpu and Sun Moon Lake, but we had a fairly serious car accident on the way home. We were stopped at a red light when a driver, oblivious to the light, smashed into the back of us. The rear of the car is competely toast. Patty and I are fine for the most part but we’ve both got pretty sore necks and backs and will be going in for X-rays tonight. I don’t think I will be up for a hike this weekend. My legs are fine but I want to see how my back and neck are. As the day wears on my neck in particular is getting more and more sore. Don’t want to put any strain on it hiking, especially with a pack on.
Had a great birthday at Alishan, Dongpu and Sun Moon Lake, but we had a fairly serious car accident on the way home. We were stopped at a red light when a driver, oblivious to the light, smashed into the back of us. The rear of the car is competely toast. Patty and I are fine for the most part but we’ve both got pretty sore necks and backs and will be going in for X-rays tonight. I don’t think I will be up for a hike this weekend. My legs are fine but I want to see how my back and neck are. As the day wears on my neck in particular is getting more and more sore. Don’t want to put any strain on it hiking, especially with a pack on.[/quote]
Sorry to hear about your trouble Mucha_Man. A whipplash is a troublesome thing, and should not be dealt lightly with. I doubt that they can see anything on x-rays though. I think it is diagnosed just by symptoms, that’s why it is also popular to fake it. Anyway, an x-ray will tell if anything worse happened. Which we all hope did not. But as the irish guy mentioned, chances are that you won’t feel any better tomorrow. Had a light one myself from just a small bump into the back of my car, lasted for a week. I wish you a fast recovery.
