Hippies and Secret Tunnels

We went to an Earth Day celebration because there was going to be some live music, but we got more than we bargained for. Now I'm pretty tolerant of hippies and some of you may even think that I am one, but this was a little ridiculous. My suggestion to you before watching this video is to grab a Stone Ruination IPA, pick a hippie, watch and laugh. My favorite is the old chubby one in the purple to the right of the screen and second place goes to "Convulsing Lady" to her left in the white shirt/red skirt.

Question: What's yellow and orange and looks good on hippies?

FIRE!!!!

Ah, yes, that's a classic. Now on to something more interesting - the Secret Tunnels Hike.

This hike consists of a 2-3 mile slog through sloppy mud along hunting trails until arriving at the opening of an old irrigation tunnel through the mountains on the east/central side of the island. You may question the safety of such a hike, but according to the guidebooks and my friend Nate (who's done most of the hike) it is essentially impossible to divert water through these tunnels anymore. In any case, we did it and survived so I'll tell you more about it. By the way, that is mud up to my mid-thighs - it wasn't exactly a clean hike.

The first tunnel is about a mile long, starts out at about 7 ft. high and at times the irregular ceiling drops to about 5 feet high - don't forget about the 6 inches of water on the floor. You exit a small opening to a small waterfall, then back into the tunnel, but smaller this time with some wood framing through which you need to squirm to continue.

Our backs were hurting a bit by the time we exited this tunnel due to all the bending over so we were happy to hike a little toward the last tunnel which Nate had been unable to locate last time.
With the help of some people we saw on the trail, we found the next tunnel and continued onward 7/10's of a mile through a smaller, more rickety tunnel. Upon exiting the tunnel, you arrive on the north side of the island in a lush slot-canyon with inward-leaning walls and moderately-sized waterfall to the left. It's a pretty cool place, but it took a lot of effort to get there and even more to get cleaned up afterward. It was a cool hike with the feel of trailblazing the whole time even though it's written up in the guidebook.

More adventures coming soon. If you like the hike posts, keep your eyes peeled for Jurassic Park Waterfall hike.