Jiaming Lake-A must-see in life is the Angel's Tears

Jiaming Lake-First experience in life! I was very lucky to get Jiaming Lake House 2 on my first draw. The trip was planned to be three days and two nights. My brother and I would arrive at Guanshan the day before to stay overnight and then take the shuttle to the mountain. Day 1 I got up at around 5 o'clock in the morning and went to Xiangyang Trailhead. At around 7 o'clock, I started from Xiangyang Trailhead to Jiaming Lake Mountain House. The road to Xiangyang Mountain Hut is easy to walk on at the beginning. After Xiangyang, it starts to go up steeply (about 4K). All the way up to 6K are large steps or gravel roads. Above 6K, it is all gravel roads until it is more easy to walk after 7K. However, there is a rocky road in front of Jiaming Lake Hut that requires a little climbing! (It was my first time climbing so I wasn’t clear about the time and the nature of the mountain… so I didn’t know that it would usually start to fog up after 2pm. As a result, we were only about 6K at around 2pm. That was super painful, and the wind was strong!) We arrived at Jiaming Lake Lodge around 5pm. We ordered a meal from Boonie Bears at the mountain hut. It was super comfortable to eat hot food on the mountain, and there was also all-you-can-drink ginger tea! Day 2 Because my brother had a headache, we slept until we were no longer feeling uncomfortable and then got up to eat breakfast. After breakfast, we set off at around 8 am (luckily we all brought headache medicine and oxygen tanks). When we left Jiaming Lake Lodge, there was a forest road that was a little difficult to walk on. After leaving the forest, it was the beginning of another test, with gravel roads, big rock slopes, and even some climbing. It was not until around 12K that the walking became easier... Jiaming Lake is 13K. It was around 11 o'clock in the morning when we arrived at Jiaming Lake. The first time I saw Jiaming Lake, I really cried... I really never thought that I would go there myself. Before I set off, my family and friends reminded me to be careful and not to get into trouble in the mountains. My brother and I made it! Completed this achievement! That’s right! This is my first Hundred Peaks! It's so cool 🤣 After taking some photos and taking a rest, we headed back and forth around 12 o'clock. We returned to Jiaming Lake Villa around 4pm. Day 3 Because we thought it would take a long time to go down the mountain! So we decided to set off in the dark at 4 o'clock, but it was really dark, so we walked very slowly! The way to go down the mountain is the easiest on your knees, walk slowly for super beginners! It was around 1pm when we arrived at the Xiangyang Mountain trailhead! After exchanging postcards, I took the shuttle bus home. #Jiaming Lake #Taitung