Audio: Walking Sticks in a Tunnel

c) Andrew Carter, 2021

When the PCT has to cross interstates and railroad lines in the low passes it traverses, it often makes use of tunnels and culverts instead of overpasses and underpasses. Here’s the tunnel it uses to cross under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks in the Cajon Pass north of San Bernardino.

I can’t tell you what 61.773 signifies. It’s not a mileage marker for the PCT, so my guess is it must be a location marker for one of the two railroads in the Cajon Pass.

And here’s the sound of my hiking sticks as I walked through the tunnel.

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Andrew Carter

I just completed a multi-year thru hike (MYTH) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It took three years. I hiked 1840 miles in 2021, 733 miles in 2022, and 122 miles in 2023. The only reason I had to hike in 2023 was a wildfire closure at the north end of the PCT in 2022. During the past two years, I've also thru hiked other, shorter US trails. I hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, NC, TN) and the Tuscarora Trail (VA, WV, MD, PA) in 2022 plus the Ozark Highlands Trail (AR) in 2023. I hope to hike the Long Trail (VT) next year and the Colorado Trail at some point in the future. Please note, all content on this site is copyright.

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