Vote for Pedro and Other Subversive Ideas: Ka'apoko Tunnel Hike

This hike is a tough one. It can get pretty muddy, with sections so deep you sink down to your knees. There are also places where the trail actually angles down toward cliff edges. It's about 2.5 miles to the first tunnel, which is almost a mile long. There's supposed to be a second tunnel after that that's less than a mile, and it's supposed to bring you out to a beautiful waterfall.

It's an all day hike through mud, darkness, rain, rivers, and mosquitoes.

So when Machu Pichu emailed me that we're either doing this hike, or going on another one with the Sierra Club, I decided to try this tunnel hike again.

Here's the pics. No story. Too tired to think of one.

Bamboo Forest with bugs and mud up to your shin.

Nice view.

I was wet already from the rain and the bushes, so I decided to jump in. MP suggested I keep my clothes on.

Yes, it was muddy.

Found the tunnel.

Prepping. Needed to get out my flashlight.

And tabis she never used.

The first section of tunnel was cool. Almost a mile long, and you can see the light at the end, but it takes you 30 minutes to get there. This section had us ducking.