A Trip to Taipingshan

On last Saturday, we went to Taipingshan national recreation area where is located in Yilan. We woke up at 5 in the morning in order to avoid the traffic jam along the Hsuehshan Tunnel. It took us another1 hours to go from Yilan city area. When we got there, it was almost 11 a.m. it was cold up there, but the view was great. Maple leaves have some gone red in this season. We also took the train to the other place where has a waterfall. However, it took 3 hours by foot to go. We gave up because we planned to go Emeral Peak Lake. After we visited the lake, we found that the lake was not as beautiful as we thought it should be. It was not full of water and seemed a bit dry because of shortage of rain. It was a wonderful day even the whole trip was not as fun as we planned. However, we were still glad to see the great view in Yilan.