We did a day of mountain biking in southern illinois. The Tunnel trail runs about 75 miles, so we had Rick from Peddles and Paddles (www.peddlesandpaddlesinc.com) drive us about 34 miles or so from our car so that we could do a one way trip. The trail sits where an old train line once ran, so there are many trestle bridges and a long tunnel in the trail.
The tunnel was a nice cool break from the hot sun. The most amazing part of the tunnel was how deceiving the brightness in the tunnel is. As you can see, we were able to see the light on the far end of the tunnel. When we road into the tunnel, at about 1/4 of the way in it becomes impossible to see anything. There is a spec of light at the far end of the tunnel, but the light doesn't reach you , so it is difficult to keep balance in pitch black. We had to concentrate on the light ahead to make sure we were heading in the right direction While we knew about this before entering, it was hard to imagine until we were actually experiencing the darkness. It makes you wonder how many spiders were lurking around us.
We did a day of mountain biking in southern illinois. The Tunnel trail runs about 75 miles, so we had Rick from Peddles and Paddles (www.peddlesandpaddlesinc.com) drive us about 34 miles or so from our car so that we could do a one way trip. The trail sits where an old train line once ran, so there are many trestle bridges and a long tunnel in the trail.
The tunnel was a nice cool break from the hot sun. The most amazing part of the tunnel was how deceiving the brightness in the tunnel is. As you can see, we were able to see the light on the far end of the tunnel. When we road into the tunnel, at about 1/4 of the way in it becomes impossible to see anything. There is a spec of light at the far end of the tunnel, but the light doesn't reach you , so it is difficult to keep balance in pitch black. We had to concentrate on the light ahead to make sure we were heading in the right direction While we knew about this before entering, it was hard to imagine until we were actually experiencing the darkness. It makes you wonder how many spiders were lurking around us.
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I want to go there!
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