Wandering the hills : riding around the mountains south of Taipei

Taipei summer
Statistics for today
Distance 65.00 kms 40.39 miles
Statistics for trip to date
Distance 237.00 kms 147.26 miles
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Thursday, September 1st, 2016

I've already developed a habit of heading straight to the mountains that border the city to the south. It only takes 15 minutes from where I live to get to some pretty strenuous climbs.

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Back on Mount Jiangziliao I see the same cat, only today he has a friend with him.
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Most of the blind corners have mirrors installed to see who's coming.
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Temple bridge, near Pingxi.
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Some kind of monument on the top of one of the mountains. I can't read the inscription so I have no idea what it's for.
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Thick haze.
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Yet another view of 101.
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Shiding pedestrian street.
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Somebody has left bread and nuts out, the squirrel is having himself a feast.
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This guy is walking backwards and barefoot down the mountain.
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Someone's having more fun on this climb than I am.
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From the north.
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Tiny spider on my leg.
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There's a spot near the National Palace that has a bunch of these pools, people pay to sit in these chairs and fish right from the pool. Seems like cheating, those fish don't have much of a chance...
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Friendly bird. You can walk right up to these guys.