Tusher Tunnel

Our third exploration in the Moab area was to go in search of the Tusher Tunnel.  Jeff and I had found this tunnel a few years ago, but I wasn’t certain that we could find this very cool place again.  Of course, even though I wasn’t certain, Jeff was and we got there without any real question.

Can you see the entrance to the tunnel?  We couldn’t either!  It is somewhat hidden, but is actually right by the dead tree reaching up to the sky.  We had to climb up a bit of a rocky scramble and walk on a semi-path to reach it.

Here we are with Jeff & his sis and bro-in-law (and Max, of course) entering the tunnel.  The walk at this point is fairly sandy without many rocks to trip one up!

One of the coolest things is coming to the end of the tunnel, which opens up to a great view!!  Lonnie said he was blown away by how expansive it got at the end of it.

Here’s that expansive view I mentioned!  You just couldn’t believe that it was this open on the other side of the tunnel.  When you start walking into it, you have no idea this much openness lays on the other side!

Once out the other side, the views were really something, and there were a couple more little enclaves of a semi-tunnel to explore, too.  Max was thoroughly enjoying himself on this new adventure for him!

When we walked back through the tunnel to get back to the Jeep, we came across the dead tree that marked the entrance to the cave, and I felt like I had to capture it in an image.  I call it a dead tree, but really, there’s still some life left.  Don’t you love the look of the roots that are exposed by erosion over the years?

Enjoy!