Potash railroad-bootlegger cyn .
 

i took a little hike to explore the bootlegger tunnel on the potash railroad .

its the cane creek branch of the Denver & Rio Grande . it runs from crescent junction to the potash mine at the bottom of the potash road , passing thru a 7,068 foot tunnel called bootlegger tunnel that begins near arches national park and emerges in bootlegger cyn. nearly a mile and a half away .

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this cuts thru the west rim for over a mile

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facing the entrance to arches

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this took some blasting

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bootlegger cyn.

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bowtie and corona arch

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corona arch : on the right is big enough to fly a small plane thru .

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:popcorn:

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:)

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the tunnel is 45 years old

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looking out

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a different angle of corona arch

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Unbelievable scenary! I cant wait to go back. haven't been there yet with the H3. Great pics. :beerchug:

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Making me home sick :crying:

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Cool pics NEO! Man, I am really jealous of you guys out there on the west coast. Beautiful land over there!!

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AWESOME pics!!! :perfect10s:

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Wow...those are some really cool pics! Great job Neo!:beerchug:

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Wow! Very cool pics and scenery! THanks. :)

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wow great pics.....

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very cool.
reminds me of the moab episode of "man vs. wild"

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Great pics NEO!:perfect10s:

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Beautiful:clapping:

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very nice:clapping:

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Enjoyed those pics. :clapping:

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Sheesh.. I can't beleive no one has asked yet.. Did ya drive through it..???

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Great Pics NEO... man what a great area of the country for exploring!!!

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nav and i thought about it , the closest i could get to the tunnel was about 2 miles away . i wanted to just pull up on the tracks and go for it , but was afraid of gettin busted . since its private property i figured it was better to be on foot if i got caught . its close to the gold bar boat launch so there are a few people around too .


if anyone is up for a serious outlaw run we could go for it :jump:

the train only runs on friday , so any other day would be safe .
if i had seen some other tire tracks i would of probably tried it , i wimped out :twak: .