Later we discovered another advantage of travelling this way: since the highway follows the course of the Tahan River, travelling it takes you through forests and spreading valleys, and across clear mountain streams.
倒不是水蜜桃不甜；而是風光太美了。這趟旅行，我們是自己開車來的，原是為了省時間，後來才發現，好處還真不少。因為北橫西段沿著大漢溪，一路出幽谷、入森林、越清澗；不但沿線幾個風景據點頗有可觀，路邊更有捕捉不完的閒情野趣。