南湖群峰 / Mt. Nanhu Series

南湖群峰，位於宜蘭縣，南投縣和台中市交界，為台灣中央山脈最北端的百岳，在此朝東可遙望太平洋上的龜山島，朝西可見聖稜線，朝北可見七星山。中央山脈在此由南北走向轉為東北－西南走向，且高度從三千公尺不斷下降，最後沒入太平洋之中。也是台灣幾個擁有冰河遺跡的高山之一。
Nanhu Mountain, located between Ilan conutry, Nantou country and Taichung city, is the highest mountain on the northern of cental mountain range in Taiwan. The strike of the mountain range changes from north-south to northeast-southeast with a quick drop in the elevation descending from Nanhu Mountain (more than 3400 m) to Pacific Ocean. You can see evidence of past glaciations in those mountains.

↑南湖東峰。Eastern Peak.
在高緯度和高山地區，降雪終年不化，厚雪經過長年不斷的擠壓最後成為冰川。在冰河時期，台灣曾出現過許多冰川，其中南湖圈谷即是其遺留下的痕跡。由於整個南湖群峰大多屬於黑色板岩，容易風化，在冰川退去後，整個圈谷在多雨的環境下迅速風化成碎石坡地形。
The glacier forms the accumulation of snow. There are serval glacier on the last glacial period in Taiwan. After the last glacial period, the glaciers have vanished, exposing the "U"-shaped glacial valley below.


↑南湖圈谷。The glacial valley in Nanhu Mountain.

此路線通常包含審馬陣山3141公尺、南湖大山3742公尺、南湖北山3536公尺、南湖大山東峰3637公尺、馬比杉山3211公尺、南湖大山南峰3449公尺及巴巴山3264公尺，共七座百岳。常見的行程安排多為5天的行程。雲稜山莊和南湖山莊是其中兩個最重要的山屋。
Most plans contain 5 days schedule and included 7 mountains: Nanhu Main Peak　3742M, Nanhu North Mountain　3536M ,Nanhu East Peak　3637M ,Nanhu South Peak　3449M ,Baba Mountain　3264M, Mabishan Mountain　3221M, Shenmajhen Mountain　3141M. There are two major cabins en route: Yuleng Cabin, Nanhu Cabin. Both of those cabins have water nearby.


↑南湖山屋，曾有黑熊出沒。Nanhu Cabin, some people had witness a Formosan black bear nearby.


↑從南湖大山看中央尖。See Jhongyangjian Main Peak from Nanhu Main Peak. The peak is famous in Taiwan because it's so sharp.


↑雲稜山莊到審馬陣山間的草原。This photo was taken between Yuleng Cabin and Shenmajhen Mountain.

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加羅湖：散落的珍珠 / Lake Jialuo：Pearls Fall from Sky

一次偶然的意外，天上的仙女弄斷珍珠項鍊，將一粒粒潔白的珍珠灑落地面，在山林間點綴交織出幽靜的高山湖泊，這就傳說中加羅湖的由來。
One day an angel broke her pearl necklace in accident and it fall into the mountains. Their pearls blowout when they hit the ground to become the lakes we know today as "Lakes Jialuo"
↑加羅湖。Lake Chia-Lo: one of the largest lakes. 加羅湖位於宜蘭縣，海拔 2242 公尺，和四季林道柵欄處的垂直落差達1000公尺，過加納富溪的巨木登山口後，更是一路抖上，想一觀散落的珍珠也得相當體力。
The lakes are located in Yilan County, Taiwan at elevations of 2242 meters. The nearest entry point is the Sihji forest road with an altitude of about 1000 meters below the lakes. When you pass through the Jianaiu River at the end of the forest road, the angle of the trail turns very steep. You will need to be prepared for a serval hours hike and you need a applications for entering the lakes. ↑加納富溪。Jianaiu River. ↑登山口的巨木：別忘記轉彎。The giant tree: Don't forget make a turn into trail. ↑大霧深鎖（其實是鏡頭有水）。Heavy fog. ↑請愛護牠們！There are animals live here. Please protect those guys! ↑這邊曾被大火肆虐。The white forest is the result of a human-caused forest fire in April 1999.
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