2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA

Located under a mountain within the Snoqualmie Pass, the Snoqualmie Tunnel is a 2.3 mile long tunnel along the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. I discovered this gem while perusing maps a few years back and just knew that this had to be a stop on our way out west.

Exploring the abandoned railroad tunnel was quite an adventure that we all thoroughly enjoyed.  At the midpoint within the tunnel, the light at each end is nearly imperceptable to non-existent.  The eary feeling of hearing other pedestrians and bikers make their way through the tunnel brought on chatter about horror movies and other bone chilling thoughts.  We also scored the geocache that is hidden within the tunnel called Bloody Fingers, Dirty Diapers... (GCJMDK).  Finding this geocache will be something most of us will never forget.  Right mom?

Enjoy the photographs (click thumbnails for larger view)..

2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA The mountain above the tunnel The mountain above the tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA The eastern entrance to the tunnel, note the temperature differential The eastern entrance to the tunnel, note the temperature differential	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA The eastern entrance to the tunnel, note the temperature differential The eastern entrance to the tunnel, note the temperature differential
2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Looking for the geocache within the Snoqualmie Tunnel Looking for the geocache within the Snoqualmie Tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Molly retrieving the geocache inside the Snoqualmie Tunnel Molly retrieving the geocache inside the Snoqualmie Tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Bart and Molly after having found the geocache within the tunnel Bart and Molly after having found the geocache within the tunnel
2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Bart's bike inside the tunnel Bart's bike inside the tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Do you see that white spec above Bart's bike? That's the light at the end of the tunnel Do you see that white spec above Bart's bike? That's the light at the end of the tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Approaching the light at the end of the tunnel Approaching the light at the end of the tunnel
2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA The western entrance to the tunnel The western entrance to the tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Posing with our bikes at the western entrance to the tunnel Posing with our bikes at the western entrance to the tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Posing with our bikes at the western entrance to the tunnel Posing with our bikes at the western entrance to the tunnel
2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Finding the APE Tribute Cache on the western end of the tunnel Finding the APE Tribute Cache on the western end of the tunnel	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Molly and her Grandma Norvina at the APE Tribute Cache Molly and her Grandma Norvina at the APE Tribute Cache	2012 - Snoqualmie Tunnel, Snoqualmie, WA Bart and Molly at the APE Tribute Cache Bart and Molly at the APE Tribute Cache