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Trekking in Taiwan is not for the fainthearted. The Central Mountain Range is steep and wild. Summer thunderstorms rise unseen, temperatures can drop below zero, and facilities are few and far between. But for those willing to carry their own gear, the treks are among the most beautiful in Asia. The top hikes in Taiwan?on Chilai Ridge and Yushan?require a reasonable level of fitness and the proper equipment, including a tent and stove, food and water, a sleeping bag, good boots and warm clothes...
...Dive, make your depth eight-zero feet," a lieutenant in the control room commanded. The diving officer behind me patted my shoulder and ordered me to pull the wheel slowly to my chest. We were taking the sub up to 25 m below the water's surface so the Nebraska could poke out its periscope...
...control room was quiet except for the diving officer who called out depths as the sub ascended. "One-zero-zero feet ... nine-five feet." "Push the wheel forward so the sub begins leveling out," he whispered to me. The planes now had to move in the opposite direction to slow the ascent so the sub didn't overshoot and broach the surface. I pushed. "Scope's breaking," announced the lieutenant, his face pressed to the periscope eyepiece as its lens above sprouted from the water. He swiveled around with the periscope pasted to his face. "No close contacts," he finally...
...control room was quiet except for the diving officer who called out depths as the sub ascended. "One-zero-zero feet...nine-five feet." "Push the wheel forward so the sub begins leveling out," he whispered to me. The planes now had to move in the opposite direction to slow the ascent so the sub didn't overshoot and broach the surface. I pushed. "Scope's breaking," announced the lieutenant, his face pressed to the periscope eyepiece as its lens above sprouted from the water. He swiveled around with the periscope pasted to his face. "No close contacts," he finally...
...Dive, make your depth eight-zero feet," a lieutenant in the control room commanded. The diving officer behind me patted my shoulder and ordered me to pull the wheel slowly to my chest. We were taking the sub up to 80 ft. below the water's surface so the Nebraska could poke out its periscope...