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2/24/2012 9:25 am

Foto Friday - Through the Tunnel

This tunnel is what remains of a movie set across the street from us. It was constructed of cargo/ storage containers and a mock stone facade for filming the movie "Escape to Witch Mountain"

The “tunnel” remains and is part of the local historical railway which has various excursions on restored steam engines. One of the excursions is a dinner murder mystery trip. I have never taken this “trip” but I am sure the tunnel is part of the ambiance.

Getting up there was a bit of a hike for a great grandma but I managed well, although slower than in the old days.

Spiritwoman ^i^

Bruja 67F

2266 posts
2/24/2012 9:59 am

Spirit:

Nice picture. I love tunnels. You mention a "Murder Mystery Excursions". My daughter lives in Colorado and is part of an acting troup that does the murder mysteries on the Royal Gorge narrow guage railway. The acting group does many different venues and often travel out of state for special events. This is her hobby but she does have a real job too. LOL.

I would love to take the train you mentioned. Thanks for sharing.

Bruja

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little. W. R. Inge

spiritwoman45 replies on 2/24/2012 1:57 pm:
I'm sure your daughter enjoys her acting. Hopefully it will eventually pay enough for a day job too. it's funny how I have been on all sorts of adventures all over the place but have never taken the local train ride.

FreshEmerald

2/24/2012 10:07 am

Neat-O! g** gle "Othello Tunnels, Hope." I haunt those tunnels quite often,.

spiritwoman45 replies on 2/24/2012 1:57 pm:
I will check it out - thanks

Abelle2 83F

31246 posts
2/24/2012 10:38 am

Interesting!

spiritwoman45 replies on 2/24/2012 1:59 pm:
I thought it was worth the hike up there. Have looked at it from our side of the highway in the distance but needed the foto friday motivation to hike up there.

morgana444 79F

2/24/2012 10:40 am

How great is that..I'll have to watch the movie again and look for the tunnel..thanks spirit

spiritwoman45 replies on 2/24/2012 2:00 pm:
I know what you mean about needing to watch the movie again. I don't remember many of the details myself.

Hawkslayer 88M

13354 posts
2/24/2012 10:52 am

Very unusual subject metter for the letter T. Great shot of the tunnel. We went on a murder mystery dinner last Saturday night. It was The Mafia Murder Mystery and was great fun, we enjoyed it immensely.

Alfie...

It only takes a drop of ink to make a million people think. There are many stories.

spiritwoman45 replies on 2/24/2012 2:00 pm:
Mafia murder mystery - that would be right "up my alley"

gentleben 83M

2/24/2012 11:10 am

Wouldn't I love to see a great steam and smoke-belching locomotive come roaring out of that tunnel! I'm nuts about railroads of all types.

"Life isn't fair, but it beats whatever comes in second." -- Gentleben

spiritwoman45 replies on 2/24/2012 2:02 pm:
I will try to get a pic of the steam engine one of these days. I'll have to hide in the bushes though as the railroad tracks are officially a no trespassing area but that presents a good challenge. In the old days I would have just stood there and photographed the train then run like hell before they could get anyone up there to get me off the track.

dinty3 80M

3364 posts
2/24/2012 2:31 pm

How cool, and I enjoyed the "Witch Mountain" movies.

GLUMO 90F

9749 posts
2/24/2012 3:31 pm

Very interesting. Great photo. Thanks, Spirit.

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ltw222 75M

7793 posts
2/24/2012 7:03 pm

Lovely pic and interesting story.

Lee

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