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