2010.12.19 Sliding down from Y.T. Mt.

My folding bike

 

One day an idea struck me on the head: sliding down Yang-Ming Mountain by a bike might be fun?

The first experience done from a bus terminal at Y.T. Mt. down Yang-de avenue to Soochaw Univ. prove a joyful trip. It was only 10 minutes of sliding, though, I want more. 

There are several choices to get that fun and seems a half day ~ 1 day could be done. After

  rough planning,  2010.12.19 I took on a bus up to Y.T. Mt. Park again. 

Going to Jin-Shan

 My goal was from top of the mountain down to Jin-Shan.  There would be the longest sliding to maximum the excitement.  14:15 I unfolded the bike and all ready to go! But, soon after I began the trip I found that actually I made several terrible mistakes.

     A. I wore too much. It was hot, more than 25 degree C.  

     B. I didn't expect a killing long distance of up-climbing from the bus terminal to the top.

Plum flower in front of Y.M. Mt. Visitor's Center

It took me 15 minutes of all sweat-ed bike climbing to give up and then I took a break at Y.M. Mt. Visitor's  Center.

Plan B, turning to Bei-Tou

Well, a few mistakes did not draw me back much. Plan B was to turn back and slide to Bei-tou. Nothing could stop me from fulfilling my tremendous ambition! You won't find a word "difficulty" in my dictionary. 

You don't find word in my dictionary?  Okay then, MY dictionary itself showed "difficulty" to me when I rushed sliding about 50 meters and saw a bunch of Road-side food stands.

a road crowded with food stands

Immediately a strong gust of hunger overwhelmed me and drove me to the stands. 

A hungry beggar doesn't choose but hungry me ate stingy tofu and meat-ball soup.

Stingy tofu with kimuchi

When I had my stomach satisfied, my camera began complaining that  it had not met any pretty girl all this way. I couldn't help but bringing it to a stand co-held by 2 young girls. They are ... truly very pretty!! 

Elder sister

Little sister

I couldn't say anything to save my face, only the sun was setting soon. 

Sunset

Reluctantly, indeed! I changed my mind the second time to shorten the route. Instead of Bei-tou, now it was Tian-mu, that's it! Nothing more!!  

Tian-mu shall I go

Silver Grass flowers

It cannot be over-stressed that sliding down in dark is extremely dangerous! 

In such case I should have run a non-stop sliding. No time waste was allowed any more.

Yes, sure!  I stopped once only, to photograph the silver grass flowers.