Today was really amazing, I am still in awe of the wonderful nature trails we get to see on a daily basis here. I enjoyed the caves (tunnels) as they reminded me of home. There are quite a few limestone caves close to my parent's current residence. I'm glad we got to see a few bats, they are much larger here than my hometown and I cannot wait to learn more about them in the 'Diversity of Bats in Taiwan' lecture next week. I think the water curtain cave was probably my favorite, as I have never seen anything like it before. The view from the bridge was amazing with the 3-4 waterfalls. I really wish we had such beautiful scenery near Texas, this is my first time being in the mountains. The only other time I have gotten close was on a trail in New Mexico, but those were more like canyons/cliffs; and we did hike Wuyi Mountains in China. Couldn't have asked for better weather today. Though the caves and the waterfalls were beautiful, I think my favorite part of the entire day was being on top of the mountains. The scenery was spectacular and it seemed as though we were floating amidst the clouds. Though Wuyishan Park in China was similar, the highest peak is around 2,000 meters and the humidity is much higher. The flora and fauna in the mountains today seemed to have 'layers' of biodiversity as compared to a generally heterogeneous landscape at Wuyishan. I would love to camp in Taroko National Park sometime, and have seriously considered attending graduate school here.
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