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The tunnel in Yosemite
Nov 9, 2015 17:38:34   #
woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA
 
Wife and I went to Yosemite last week. I took a video of driving through the tunnel

http://youtu.be/TAchbwWcsls

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Nov 9, 2015 17:57:13   #
RiverNan Loc: Eastern Pa
 
next time turn off your wipers...:-)

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Nov 9, 2015 18:25:19   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
Last week's weather was amazing and I've walked the tunnel. It's longer than it looks, but the side tunnels are amazing! S-

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Nov 10, 2015 10:38:03   #
catfish252
 
St3v3M wrote:
Last week's weather was amazing and I've walked the tunnel. It's longer than it looks, but the side tunnels are amazing! S-


They let people walk through that tunnel? Did you work for Cal Trans? I don't think I would walk through that tunnel unless it was closed to traffic, no matter how cool it was.

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Nov 10, 2015 10:46:36   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
catfish252 wrote:
They let people walk through that tunnel? Did you work for Cal Trans? I don't think I would walk through that tunnel unless it was closed to traffic, no matter how cool it was.

In the video above, there's a small walkway on the left. It's more or less a raised platform where the cables and water runoff flow, but it's shoulder width and mad exciting to walk. The interesting part though are the two side vents that are large enough to walk through.

When there last week we walked out one and noticed a mineral vein making what looked like iron stalactites, but the view was the most interesting thing. The video is not mine, but gives you a feeling of how they look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDLG4EC_JzY

Cheers! S-

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Nov 10, 2015 10:53:24   #
catfish252
 
I couldn't see the walkway in the video and it's been since B-52 training at Castle AFB in Merced which was in the early 70's so I don't remember that much about it. I didn't remember it being so long. It's over 4200 feet.

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Nov 10, 2015 11:09:22   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
catfish252 wrote:
... It's over 4200 feet.

WOW! Tunnel View http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_View

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Nov 10, 2015 11:15:02   #
catfish252
 
I remember being wowed by the view at the scenic overlook it's like the classic view of Yosemite. If you can't spend time in the park itself at least stop at the overlook, it gives you 3 of the most famous features of Yosemite in one view, absolutely breathtaking.

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Nov 10, 2015 11:17:46   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
catfish252 wrote:
... absolutely breathtaking.

There are no better words! S-

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Nov 11, 2015 00:32:58   #
gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona
 
woodsliv wrote:
Wife and I went to Yosemite last week. I took a video of driving through the tunnel

http://youtu.be/TAchbwWcsls


:thumbup: :thumbup:

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Nov 11, 2015 02:58:41   #
jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ
 
I remember that tunnel. I was there earlier this year.

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