was that it was raining outside so that when we went in the first part of the tunnel the water that soaked into the ground would drip down through the roof of the tunnel. Luckily it was only for the first part so we were only dodging water falls where we could see them. After we were a ways into the tunnel water stopped, but it got very dark so we had to bring out the flash lights in order to see. Once we had gotten about a tenth into the tunnel my brother and I decided that because it was so straight we didn't need our flashlights anymore so we walked far enough ahead that the light from the rest of our group didn't light up our path, then we just walked toward the pinhole of light that was the other end of the tunnel, 2.2 miles away. It wasn't very hard to walk in a straight line because we just had to walk toward the only speck of light that we could see. Well as we got closer to the end of the tunnel the small speck got bigger and bigger until we got to the end. When we first emerged we had to wait for our eyes to adjust to the light. Once our eyes had adjusted to the light we saw a small waterfall coming from out of the the rock wall near the tunnel which became a small stream that trickled down the steep hill. I went to look over the edge and saw a part of the track which had been thrown off the hill, so I went down the hill as far as the steepness would let me. In the hill I saw a rotting piece of wood, so I went down to look at it. When I looked at it closer I found three railroad spikes, then I saw another in the dirt on the way up. After I got to the top we took a few pictures then we began the long walk back through the tunnel. The way back was much faster because we had already seen the tunnel so didn't stop to look around. We passed the waterfalls coming from the roof then we went back to the warm cars and began the one hour drive back. All in all the trip was very fun and definitely worth the walk. I will remember my weekend in the tunnel for the rest of my life.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
My Weekend in the Tunnel
This weekend my family and I went to an abandoned train tunnel. It was very cool and the saying, "the light at the end of the tunnel" has a brand new meaning. The coolest part 
was that it was raining outside so that when we went in the first part of the tunnel the water that soaked into the ground would drip down through the roof of the tunnel. Luckily it was only for the first part so we were only dodging water falls where we could see them. After we were a ways into the tunnel water stopped, but it got very dark so we had to bring out the flash lights in order to see. Once we had gotten about a tenth into the tunnel my brother and I decided that because it was so straight we didn't need our flashlights anymore so we walked far enough ahead that the light from the rest of our group didn't light up our path, then we just walked toward the pinhole of light that was the other end of the tunnel, 2.2 miles away. It wasn't very hard to walk in a straight line because we just had to walk toward the only speck of light that we could see. Well as we got closer to the end of the tunnel the small speck got bigger and bigger until we got to the end. When we first emerged we had to wait for our eyes to adjust to the light. Once our eyes had adjusted to the light we saw a small waterfall coming from out of the the rock wall near the tunnel which became a small stream that trickled down the steep hill. I went to look over the edge and saw a part of the track which had been thrown off the hill, so I went down the hill as far as the steepness would let me. In the hill I saw a rotting piece of wood, so I went down to look at it. When I looked at it closer I found three railroad spikes, then I saw another in the dirt on the way up. After I got to the top we took a few pictures then we began the long walk back through the tunnel. The way back was much faster because we had already seen the tunnel so didn't stop to look around. We passed the waterfalls coming from the roof then we went back to the warm cars and began the one hour drive back. All in all the trip was very fun and definitely worth the walk. I will remember my weekend in the tunnel for the rest of my life.
was that it was raining outside so that when we went in the first part of the tunnel the water that soaked into the ground would drip down through the roof of the tunnel. Luckily it was only for the first part so we were only dodging water falls where we could see them. After we were a ways into the tunnel water stopped, but it got very dark so we had to bring out the flash lights in order to see. Once we had gotten about a tenth into the tunnel my brother and I decided that because it was so straight we didn't need our flashlights anymore so we walked far enough ahead that the light from the rest of our group didn't light up our path, then we just walked toward the pinhole of light that was the other end of the tunnel, 2.2 miles away. It wasn't very hard to walk in a straight line because we just had to walk toward the only speck of light that we could see. Well as we got closer to the end of the tunnel the small speck got bigger and bigger until we got to the end. When we first emerged we had to wait for our eyes to adjust to the light. Once our eyes had adjusted to the light we saw a small waterfall coming from out of the the rock wall near the tunnel which became a small stream that trickled down the steep hill. I went to look over the edge and saw a part of the track which had been thrown off the hill, so I went down the hill as far as the steepness would let me. In the hill I saw a rotting piece of wood, so I went down to look at it. When I looked at it closer I found three railroad spikes, then I saw another in the dirt on the way up. After I got to the top we took a few pictures then we began the long walk back through the tunnel. The way back was much faster because we had already seen the tunnel so didn't stop to look around. We passed the waterfalls coming from the roof then we went back to the warm cars and began the one hour drive back. All in all the trip was very fun and definitely worth the walk. I will remember my weekend in the tunnel for the rest of my life.
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4 comments:
That sounds fun, last time i was at a tunnel like that it was closed because of extream flood warnings. did you run through the waterfalls? thats fun to do, but only if it is warm outside. did you try to freak out your brother while he couldn't see because of the dark? your family does a lot of cool stuff! see you at cross country.
Wow. That sounds awsome. I have never been in a train tunnel before (exept for when i was in a train). Where was the train tunnle at? How long was the tunnle? Anyways it sounds like you guys had a very cool and interesting vacation.
I went thought a deserted tunnel once while I was in Boy Scouts. I thought that it was fun and exciting! Where was this tunnel? I think that your blog is looking great so Far!!! Keep up the Good work!!!
That sounds really cool Adam! Where was the tunnel? That must have been a really long walk in the dark, haha. I think the longest tunnel i have been in was only half a mile. It would be really cool to go there sometime!
Nice Writing!
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