Day 3 Taroko!

Taroko Swallow Grotto/Hole Trail ->Taroko Shakadang Hiking Trail->Chingshui Cliff & Gravel Beach at Heren -> the most dangerous highway in Taiwan to Suao->Spider Surfer's Club as accommodation

燕子口à砂卡噹步道à長春祠à清水斷崖和和仁礫灘à蘇花公路à蜘蛛衝浪俱樂部

I thought something wrong happen in this day—Swallow Hole/Grotto Trail, no open for falling rocks; Chingchung Shrine, on open for regular maintenance. Ridiculous! “The shit happens.”

我認真的覺得，一定有什麼不對勁。

當我想去燕子口步道，不好意思唷，部分步道封閉；當我滿懷期待著長春祠，小姐，你不能過去喔，步道正在做例行性整修，危險不准通行。

T^T～～～～

所有沒被石頭砸沒有奇怪的整修的步道中，就只剩下”砂卡噹”，那個我去年音樂節就去過的砂卡噹步道！

藍色，慘藍色。

算了，去拍拍照也好，讓我的新相機跟他們認識一下，打個照面，請勿砸我們拉。

Well, all available hiking trails I haven’t stepped into was Shakadang Trail. Actually, I have been to it once, however, not including my new camera. Maybe something different would happen. Ahead to Shakadang!

停好車，從紅橋望向步道，就好像一件衣服的拉鍊似的，彎彎延延向層層翠綠山巒裡前進，賞心悅目。而橋下的河流，是令人感動的藍色，水晶般的藍，無法置信的藍色！河流緩緩淙淙流過一個個宇宙無敵大的白灰大理石，微風當然不缺席的拂過，這是山水界的凱迪拉克豪華版阿～～

No steep slope or muddy trails could visitors hike through, which makes it perfect for family to have fun with. After challenging Lotus Pond trail, Shakadang trail for me is not a hike but a pleasing walk. Glad to discover I made progress in hiking training and, moreover, the sceneries were fabulous as it had been. The path runs along Shakadang River which was so blue to mistake it with crystal blue sky. The giant mountain lining on the other side was so magnificent that I have to experience through naked eyes rather than camera. Strange marbles with different shapes spread on river, forming various stunning views. No matter how many times I visited Shakadang, I will still be touched strongly.

整條步道平緩舒適，沒有泥濘沒有攀岩，對我這個瘦弱女子來說，一塊蛋糕拉～慢慢散步走過，C型的的步道，向下望是美麗藍色河流，向前看是雄偉峭壁連連連連看到天邊，每個轉彎，是都一絕！即使我第二次欣賞，也是感動駐足良久… …有你，真好～～

As walking through each turn, I felt excited because I expect to THE PATH. What is it? It is a nickname for a rather long but slipper and darker trail among Shakadang Trail. It runs through the most fabulous sceneries in the trail; the quiet river with color of crystal blue and green flew slowly through various white, gray, brown, yellow marbles. It just seemed like a feast of green and blue, making you awe.

第二次來到，每走一步，都在期待”那一個走道”！那是一個較滑溜黑暗的低矮走道，卻有最美最藍綠色的河流、如同油畫彩繪的大理石岩壁（梵谷梵谷出場）還有牛奶絲白的大理石投映在波光粼粼的藍綠砂卡噹河，這景象太美了，美到我的相機罷工，只拍部分，全景留給每一個親自來的訪客八～～～(這女人，明明是不太會用自己的相機加上拍攝角度… …消音處理中…be…..)

美到你會呆住的那種！

After visiting 2-day hiking trail above crystal streams and rivers, I desired to touch it. Where? At the Large Observation Platform.

這麼多天，看了又看那清澈透藍的溪流，一直一直喊：我要溯溪、我好想跳下去喔、游泳游泳拉、給我溪流！ (在太魯閣呼喊溪水～～)

老天聽到我的真誠了～在景觀大平台，我滿足了願望阿。

Walk down this wooden trail then......

超～舒服的！

丟開鞋子襪子，泡腳在冰涼溪水中，透心涼，噢～(現在想起腳又癢了)

奇妙的是，在此認識兩個寶物活潑熱情的朋友，一起在溪裡大石頭當猴子跳來跳去，看到清澈的溪水大家都瘋了，他們發明一種像這美呆的峽谷溪流致敬的方式，如下圖：

(Could you find two guys in following pictures?)

And I showed them my way—lie down and listen… … Interesting interactions!

The wind breezed softly through. The music played by river, trees and birds entertained me, who freely lie down on marbles. Have a nice day dream in fabulous valley. zzzzzzzzzzZ

那我的致敬，是躺在石頭上聽溪水聲手臂張開雙腳泡絲滑冰溪，睡午覺。