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Drove from Tainan to Taitung on Sunday, across the
South Cross-Island Highway, one of Taiwan's most scenic mountain roads. Unfortunately we didn't have time to pause at all - or even half - of the scenic stops, though I did get a quick look at a new national forest recreation area,
Siangyang.
UPDATE: Since August 2009's Typhoon Morakot, this road has been closed much of the time, and even now isn't considered safe for ordinary vehicles. In a 4x4, on a mountain bike, or a very carefully driven motorcycle, you have a good chance of making it
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across. At times, police checkpoints limit access to people living in the villages along the highway. Richard Foster of Barking Deer Adventures
blogged about driving the entire length of the road - and not enjoying it - in January 2010. I'm adding an old photo by
Rich Matheson showing a high-altitude stretch of the road in its heyday.
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