樹鶯

高中同學相約爬山，我當然是爽快地答應了。只走大棟山太少了，於是我提議就走到鶯歌石吧。

我們在樹林車站會合，穿越樹德街後就到登山口—勝安宮牌樓，迎接我們的是一連串的陡坡，加上盛夏早晨熱情的太陽，才走沒幾步就令我們全身溼透。我心想，夏天就應該上高山吹天然冷氣才對，沒事爬郊山真是搞死自己。

0719 勝安宮牌樓

0807 青龍嶺

0907 大棟山

1148 鶯歌石

1202 孫龍步道起點

連續的上坡後，抵達大同山福德宮短暫休息，視野很好，臺北盆地就在眼前。接下來的青龍嶺展望又更好，觀音山、陽明山與整個大台北地區都清晰可見。

進入大棟山步道後，有微風吹拂，兩旁都是樹木，十分涼爽。大棟山南北的展望都相當好，以往都從南桃園向北看，這次終於在大棟山上向南望去，最遠的高處是陽光山林與乳姑山。

之後走小路接到五路財神廟，廟內的人說有水可裝。我裝了冰水，真是透心涼。走完一大段的柏油路後在福安宮一旁的鐵梯上去，有個小牌子寫著「大棟山縱走」。出了小路便是百年大榕樹，再接光明山稜線步道。

終於來到傳說中的鶯歌石，超大一個，應該有十幾層樓高。出了孫龍步道，進入塵囂之中，少了樹蔭，變得很懷念剛才的登山步道。

My high school classmate invited me to go hiking, and I accepted straightforwardly. Hiking only Mt. Dadong was a short trip, so I suggested that we could go to Yingge Rock instead.

We met at Shulin Station, then we reached the archway of Temple Shen An, which was the trailhead. There were a series of steep slopes and the intense sunlight of the high summer at the beginning, they made me sweat buckets within a few steps. Hiking at lower altitudes in summer was more challenging for us.

07:19 The archway of Temple Shen An

08:07 Qinglongling

09:07 Mt. Dadong

11:48 Yingge Rock

12:02 Exited the Sunlong trail

After the continuous uphill hike, we took a short break at Mt. Datong. When we arrived at Qinglongling, we could easily see Mt. Guanyin and Yangmingshan. Next, we entered the Mt. Dadong Hiking Trail. A gentle breeze cooled us, and woods surrounded us, it was relaxed. Mt. Dadong had perfect panoramic vistas of Taoyuan City.

Then, we walked to the Temple of the God of Fortune, where the people in the temple told us we could get some water. I got some cold water and it was awesome. After walking on the asphalt road for a long time, we reached a staircase leading near Fu An Temple. We moved to the small trail beside it next.

Finally, we reached Yingge Rock, it was very large and more than ten stories high. When we exited the Sunlong trail, the uproar was waiting for us. Without the shade of the trees, I missed the hiking trail so much.