Home - 2024 - Goat Canyon Trestle hike

Photographer: Josh Eckels

Final prep Rock tree, ready for harvest We found the rails First set of old train cars Double-deckers Side track Approaching the first closed tunnel Rocky terrain Other end of the closed tunnel Many smaller bridges Hugging the slopes Into the darkness Tunnel entrance Moving along the canyon Another set of rail cars Burned out Fresh coat Tumbled boxcar Unused tunnel arches Double derailment Dry valley Double tunnel ahead Taking refuge Looking back Inspired by the sign Another tunnel Series of smaller bridges Goat Canyon Trestle Built 1933 Collapsed tunnel Full bridge Surrounding area Largest wood trestle bridge in the world Not ready for traffic Severed lines Signal control Collapsed 100 years ago Back side of the trestle Tunnel and its replacement Peeking through Group shot Starting the return hike Mid-span Long way down Goat Canyon Another signal Long straight tunnel Dark except for the rail reflection Rail line visible in the distance Internal tunnel framing Double tunnel Cholla section Another view of the derailed cars Big cholla Inside the burned cars Falling apart Fresh coverage Up on top Inside the other cars Double decker

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