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David Weinstock's avatar

Wish I could post pictures. Did the half in perfect temperatures. Day before, we drove to where the marathon started so we could walk the Snoqualmie Tunnel …. A 2.6 mile long abandoned rail tunnel, now part of the Iron Horse Trail.

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Nilima Srikantha's avatar

Wish you could as well! Glad you enjoyed the heat. . . it was some of the warmest temps we had all summer! I'll have to see the tunnel sometime.

I used to own an old tunnel in Gold Hill, NV, part of the V&T Railroad. It was eventually bought from us by the company that restored the railroad. As I remember, it was only about a mile long, but it is still used by the V&T which runs yearly for tourists and for special events from Carson City to Virginia City.

I ran the other way on the Iron Horse Trail when I did my Half. Beautiful scenery, steep ravines. Maybe they've built a little more on the Trail. Rails &Trails Conservancy was just starting to work on it then. . . :)

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