The first time I walked the tunnel, I drove up there by myself. I bought a flashlight in overlake just for that purpose, and went to the summit information place for a trailhead map.
On the way "in", I was amazed at how perfectly straight the tunnel was. I wouldn't have guessed that you could see both entrances from anywhere in the tunnel. When I crouched low, the floor of the tunnel seemed to come up and block off the light from the other entrance, and at the time I worked out how much curvature of the earth there would be in that distance. I forget the figure now, but I imagine the Iron Goat tunnel at steven's pass is even more pronounced that way.
On the other side, there sure isn't much! I clibed around a bit, managed to drop the flashlight, and break the bulb. So my return trip was entirely in the dark.
I've heard about and seen people who would spend a day with a blindfold on, to imagine what blindness is like. Somehow I don't think it can be that scary, especially when you know you can take the blindfold off at any time. I wasn't frightened by the walk, but it was annoying, the few showers I couldn't avoid walking through.
I am now fascinated by these railroad tunnels. I'd love to create some sort of ritual in one, maybe incorporating phosporescence and helium balloons. I wonder if the direction of the wind changes over the course of the day?
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On the way "in", I was amazed at how perfectly straight the tunnel was. I wouldn't have guessed that you could see both entrances from anywhere in the tunnel. When I crouched low, the floor of the tunnel seemed to come up and block off the light from the other entrance, and at the time I worked out how much curvature of the earth there would be in that distance. I forget the figure now, but I imagine the Iron Goat tunnel at steven's pass is even more pronounced that way.
On the other side, there sure isn't much! I clibed around a bit, managed to drop the flashlight, and break the bulb. So my return trip was entirely in the dark.
I've heard about and seen people who would spend a day with a blindfold on, to imagine what blindness is like. Somehow I don't think it can be that scary, especially when you know you can take the blindfold off at any time. I wasn't frightened by the walk, but it was annoying, the few showers I couldn't avoid walking through.
I am now fascinated by these railroad tunnels. I'd love to create some sort of ritual in one, maybe incorporating phosporescence and helium balloons. I wonder if the direction of the wind changes over the course of the day?