Night view from Guanyin Mountain

• By dokuya
• 25 April, 2017
• 1 Comment

There are a number of trails on Guanyin Mountain, the most popular being Yinghanling.  The terminal point of that trail is a scenic outlook which is the highest summit on the mountain.  From that point there are spectacular views on Danshui, Taipei and more.  Of course the view is always a factor of the weather and can go from spectacular to almost zero and I have experienced both.   I have hiked to this summit many times but I have never hiked it at night so last night was an exciting experience.  The temperature was perfect, the sky was cloud covered but the visibility was still pretty good.  I was happy with the view and a few of my photos came out pretty good.  This was also the first time that I got to use my “head lamp” and it worked perfect. You definitely need a light.  It appears that at one time the trail had lights but not now.  On the way down I saw eyes glowing on the stairs.  They were frog eyes.