Summer East Rift Valley & Yeh Liu,Taiwan

East Rift Valley. A 2 day tour of Hualien County to the Taitung County via train ride.. through the Matai-an wetlands.. The Bunun tribe people village..dip in the Hongye Hotspring Cingshuei Park in the Luye Plateau.. Small YehLiu for the out of this world geological formations with mushroomy, honeycombie, or bean curdy shaped rocks...just north of Taitung City. Some City sights thrown in for good measure.. Added some Yeh Liu Proper photos in 2007. It was a dreary season so apologize for the grey photos

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Grains of life
staple food of the east.. they look good enough to eat just like that..wish i...

Golden Shower
looks like harvesting season is not too far away

Huffing and puffing
Hot summer day and cycling outdoors? are you crazy???

Parting Shot

Taiwan's best export
pretty girls.... Taiwan has some of the most beautiful women in the region if...

ATI girls

Fairies

Intel Girls
hey ladies.. look over here!!

Intel girls2
yeah. that's right.. give me a big smile...

Kingston Girls

Queen Nefertiti's profile
The actual yeh liu visited in 2007

Coast of Keelung

Rock Erosion

Colorful Stones

Someone famous? Didn't read the inscription

Splash

Still waters

Smooth

Silky

Waves

Wave rocks

Pounding waves

Flow

Wet Taipei 2007

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article published 6/15/2005

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Looks like a great place to visit.....very green and soothing......I love all the flower shots......isn't God amazing......Keep the great work flowing......I truly enjoyed every bit of it like any other previous artwork of your....It's the next best thing to be there myself.....How's our Secondary School fren YS & JS doin?....still keep in touch?
— KS Phan, June 21, 2005

everytime i visit twn have no time to go for east side of the country. really looking for it.
— The Explorers, June 17, 2005

Yep, it does indeed sell!
That was a nice touch to end the collection of photos and -- yes -- you've convinced me that it was just an experiment. As always, I enjoy your photos (particularly the food and the flowers) and your adventures, Jon, and I'm glad to see more of them -- I was wondering where you had gone. Cheers!
— Fred Perry, June 15, 2005

Thanks
I was trying out an experiment.. to see if sex sells? if adding pics of pretty girls will elicit more comments :-) Rainy: did not check the buffalos' sex either.. the hyacinths were a surprise find for us.. SooRyun: no.. did not touch the yam rice.. i think i am still allergic.... my fren had an allergic reaction after eating that rice..
— Jon J. Tan, June 15, 2005

Jon,great photos..half of it are now in my collections. did u take that yam rice??..will forward this collection to 'Yellow Lion'..SooRyun
— SooRyun Cheah, June 15, 2005

wow... ur skill really improve a lot
— leng lui, June 15, 2005

Jon - these pix are great, as usual.... another reminder that Taiwan should be on my list of places to visit... ;o) The "Rift Valley" conjures up images of Africa where there is another famous Rift Valley.... My fav shot was the Buffalo "couple".. she with the red hat ;o) oops, I never checked closely, maybe they were both hes or both shes LOL. Also loved the wet red rose, the class in session & peanut formations, they are awesome.... I have seen many hyacinths before, but not in bloom like this.. it's hard to hate something so beautiful..
— Lorraine Brecht, June 15, 2005

beautiful countryside and people. wow wow... hyacinth ! cool!
— Gwen, June 15, 2005

Wow, great photos. Wow..lovely girls.
— Dawnblazer, June 15, 2005

Perhaps the chinese name is more familiar? 花東縱谷.... it's a long stretch from Hualien County right up to TaiTung County..
— Jon J. Tan, June 15, 2005

Hey, beautiful photos and beautiful girls:) Haven't heard of East Rift Valley, looks like I have missed this place! .....Ping Chuin
— Ooi Ping Chuin, June 15, 2005