The Road to Nowhere

There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.
– Jack Kerouac

This morning we took a wrong turn and ended up on the Road to Nowhere. It’s a 6-mile-drive into the park that ends abruptly at this tunnel. (you can read the story here). There’s not really anywhere to turn around so we just kept going. Why not right? We were the only ones there when we first got there:

Boo and Brett talked me into going in. I walked behind them holding Diesel. One foot in front of the other…careful to stay right in the center…totally focused on the light ahead of me. I felt like I was going to be snatched into the walls. My heart was beating a million miles per hour and I just kept saying the Lord’s Prayer so it echoed throughout. Funny how things can be scary and amazing all at the same time.

the light at the end of the tunnel

Here’s a photo Brett too from the other side:

exhilarated….until we realized we had to walk back through.

a graffiti compliment

So the Road to Nowhere actually does lead somewhere…to an eerie tunnel that feels sinister, earthy and breathtaking all at once. I totally recommend walking through it…first thing in the morning (that’s the safest time of day in scary movies).