Breath & Memory of the Mountain
There's no show here, and no itinerary. We'll walk you along the paths we walk every day and do the things we've always done — the mountain takes care of the rest.
Nature
Walk a bamboo trail and stop among the wildflowers. In early summer the gardenias scent the path; in autumn there are the maples we planted — still small, and we are waiting with them for the first red leaves. The valley has the sound of the creek; the grove has the sound of the wind. We'll show you the way and won't explain too much — the mountain speaks for itself.
Culture
Carve a bamboo cup with Yaba and his mountain knife, and take it home. Dig bamboo shoots at dawn and eat them at noon. Sit down for a slice of ordinary village life and learn a few words of Atayal. None of it is a performance — it's simply what we do.
Stay until dark
When the sun drops behind the ridge, we light candles outside the farmhouse. Vegetables from the garden, the flavours of the mountain, a dinner that is in no hurry — and after dark, the mountain is quieter still. If you'd like to stay for dinner, tell us on LINE beforehand and we'll keep a table for you.
Book on LINEA day on the mountain
The dew is still on the ground. Yaba takes you into the bamboo to spot the shoots, dig them, and carry them down. (Shoot season only.)
A bamboo trail, a slope of wildflowers, a place to sit and look at the mountains. How far we go depends on your legs — and on the sky.
This morning's shoots and whatever the garden gives, cooked simply and eaten together.
Yaba shows you how to hold the mountain knife. Carve slowly, without hurry, and take your cup home.
Watch the light change colour in the valley, learn a few words of Atayal, and say lawkah to Yaba.
If you stay, we light the candles outside the farmhouse and take our time over a mountain dinner. (By arrangement.)
No two days are alike — the season, the weather and your own pace all have a say. This is the rough shape; we'll settle the details together on LINE.
When to come
Spring
Plum blossom
When the plum trees bloom, the whole hillside turns white. Come up for a walk — no ticket needed.
Early summer
Gardenia
Come when the gardenias are out — the whole path smells of them.
Early summer
Red-flesh plum
Climb the trees with us and taste a tree-ripened plum on the spot.
Shoot season
Green bamboo shoots
Go into the grove with Yaba at dawn, dig green bamboo shoots still wet with dew, and eat them at noon.
Autumn
Maple
The maples are young; we watch them grow year by year. You can come back year by year too.
Winter
Kumquats
Crisp air, warm orange fruit — winter is the mountain at its quietest.
How to book
How many of you, when you'd like to come, and what you'd like to try — or nothing at all yet; we'll help you think it through.
Shoots in shoot season, plums in early summer, kumquats in winter. We'll shape the day around the season and the weather.
We'll send you the route and a few small reminders. Then — see you on the mountain.
Before you come up
Book & order
Visits, fruit orders and language lessons all begin in the same LINE account. We'll chat one-to-one, at your pace, and you'll be the first to hear when each season opens.
Our LINE official account is being set up — once it's live, these buttons will take you straight there.
