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Yangmingshan (陽明山), 05/29/2011

This trip was a lot of fun! It brought me back to the old days when I went hiking with my family, except, this time, I'm all grown up and taking buses and subways by myself (granted, with one of my good friends who planned our route well in advance) and packing myself lunch and doing all the things my mother used to do for me early Saturday or Sunday morning before we left for the mountain! And 陽明山 is a gorgeous mountain. Nature is truly paradise. All photos taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18, click to enlarge. 

We found these adorable little mushrooms growing amidst moss on the bark of several trees in the forest. They were so charming! Ephemeral, almost. Some even grew entangled in webs, as in the second picture. 

I also took several pictures of creepy-crawlies, which I've grown not to be afraid of since my classmates are so brave, but I think those would creep people out... so I'll stick to the nicer things! Anyway, conclusion being, 陽明山 is awesome. I want to go hiking again sometime.