Aohua river

It wasn’t an easy route at all, but we were lucky and didn’t have much trouble reaching the final waterfall, the Mysterious Waterfall. The first part of the journey was along a trail filled with thorny vines—a type of green plant covered in thorns that grows in bushes. The dirt was loose, and the slope beside the trail was steep, making it easy to f ... all off. I heard a friend fell 20 meters off the trail but, miraculously, he was fine and made his way back up. At the end of the trail, we reached the first waterfall. The only way to go over it was to climb along the side, which was only possible when the area was fairly dry. Fortunately, there wasn’t too much water in the creek, so we climbed over it easily. We had planned to rappel here on the way back, but due to the low water flow, we were able to climb down directly through the waterfall. Afterward, as we walked further, we encountered the second obstacle: a vertical gap several meters high, with a steep, almost slippery slope at the top and barely any holds. Falling would mean landing on bare rock, but this was the only way up. Thankfully, a long rope was already in place, so we managed to get up with minimal risk. Not far from the last obstacle, we finally arrived at the Mysterious Waterfall and its massive pool. The waterfall stands around 50 meters tall, with a powerful flow that crashes into the rocks below. The pool is an impressive oval shape, about 100 meters long, 50 meters wide, and up to 5 meters in the deepest. Swimming in such a vast, natural pool was a wonderful and unique experience. On our return, we didn’t need to rappel and finished the trace in seven hours instead of the ten hours we had planned. In summary, the Mysterious Waterfall river trace was a challenging route that required thorough planning. However, we were fortunate, and everything went much more smoothly than we expected.

Jay Oct 31, 2024