Ben & Corbett on Peak 95
Ben & Corbett on Peak 95
Ben called around 1pm and asked if I wanted to hike Elephant mountain. Sure. Exercize is good. Imagine 3 hrs of Stairmaster, and you'll get the idea of a hike in Taiwan. (I think the real fact is that no female-on-the-horizon wanted to do the climb on a Saturday, so I was called in as the ringer. This is a cool hike because it's only five minutes from the city, and you can measure your progress against the 101 building. You begin to gain a little respect for how damned tall the 101 is when you get to the top of a peak, and it's still towering above you. Peak 95 is a good vantage point for a complete S.E. Taipei vista.
I've never figured out whether it's pronounced "Moe's (like owned by one of three stooges) or Moss (like that guy out of Bonanza), but the one down the hill from me is open until 2am most days, which means that if I get out of the club early enough, I can catch the best burger in town, the muo si la bao or the Spicy Mos Burger. They have lots of jalapenos and 
