Yesterday I rode and explored east and up to the Keelung River, following the river west and ended up in Dajia. Today I continued exploring the river, going straight to the Dajia Bridge and continuing on the right bank bikeways westward and north until the Zhoumei Expressway where there's a crossing back to the left bank. From there I continued to follow the Keelung River to its end where it drains into the Danshui River, and then south along the Danshui on the seamless bikeways and making my way home.

In chronological order (black and whites shot with Pentax ZX-5n, Kodak BW400CN film):

Dajia Bridge. CD-R.

Ramp off the Dajia Bridge to the bikeway. Grand Hotel Taipei at the left and the landmark Shin Kong Mitsukoshi building at the right. Scan.

Yuanshan Riverside Park. Scan.

1:46 p.m. - Yuanshan Riverside Park, underneath national highway #1.

1:52 p.m. - Construction of the new Zhongshan Rd. Bridge, replacing an older one. At the time I didn't know what it was, and as I didn't come to this area often, I'm only familiar with the new bridge with no recollection of what it replaced.

2:34-2:36 p.m. - Taking a break in the shade of the Zhoumei Expressway.

Opposite view, facing north.

Teeny tiny Taipei 101 in the distance, southeast.

Opposite view northwest, Guanyin Mt. across the Danshui River (unseen).

The tower is, I think, a converted garbage incinerator and there is now a restaurant at the top with 360 degree views. At the right center of the pic is the ramp that leads from the bikeway up to cross the Keelung River.

3:00 p.m. - Continuing on the left bank of the Keelung River. The above pic is facing eastward towards the Yangmingshan range. Below pic is shooting away from the river, just to show what it looks like.

Where the Keelung River drains into the Danshui River and the Keelung River left bank bikeway takes a sharp, almost 180 degree, turn and becomes the Danshui River right bank bikeway. Construction will turn this area into a park. CD-R.

3:08 p.m. - This is the bike I'm riding that I bought a few days earlier in Neihu. Unlike my previous piece of crap bike, this is a nicer, newer-looking piece of crap bike. It's too small for me but only cost NT$300 ($10), so it'll do for now.

Riding south on the Danshui riverside bikeways. Lots of construction going on everywhere. CD-R.

From the Dihua footbridge south (image is flipped so looks like north). Scan.

4:39 p.m. - final marker shot (but that's the Yangmingshan range in the distance, north) near the closest bikeway access point to Taipei Main Station. From here I either got off the bikeways and took the shorter, direct way home on city roads, or continued on the bikeways which is considerably longer. 

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