8th Tunnel, The Traditional Cache
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Parking is on the Westbound side. Lots of room. It's a good trail and fairly easy. If you park at the obvious location, the trail will be found near the piles of ground asphalt. You are looking for a thermos type container suitable for small items and trackables.
Do not follow the path down the gully, go across and up.
The Fraser Canyon Highway Tunnels were constructed in the late 1950s to about the mid 1960's as part of a Trans-Canada Highway project. There are 7 tunnels in total, the shortest being about 57 metres (190 ft); the longest, is about 610 metres (2,000 ft) and is one of North America's longest. They are situated between Yale and Boston Bar.
In order from south to north, they are:
Yale,
Saddle Rock,
Sailor Bar,
Alexandra,
Hell's Gate,
Ferrabee and,
China Bar.
The 8th Tunnel was part of the old Trans-Canada highway that included the Alexandra bridge used in the 1950's before the new highway and tunnels were built.
The Hell's Gate tunnel is the only tunnel that does not have lights, while the China Bar tunnel is the only tunnel that requires ventilation. A project at the Ferrabee Tunnel was to install warning lights that are activated by cyclists before they enter the tunnel. This was required because the tunnel is curved. Later on, the China Bar and Alexandra tunnels got the same warning lights as they too are curved.
For more of the history and pictures, please check this link that has been provided by Midnightcougar.
(visit link)
This is a neat place to stop for a leg stretch and check out the extra tunnel. It's one of those places that will make you glad you took up the hobby of Geocaching.
On a side note, here is a link to a Mercedes/Michael Schumacher commercial that was partially shot in the Fraser Canyon. I thought it was kinda cool!
(visit link)
Enjoy the stop, enjoy the tunnel, and enjoy the links.
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