Many years ago three of us were returning from the NSS convention in NM.
Pete Shifflett knew of a place on Interstate 8 towards San Diego that
was of interest. We pulled off to a wide area by the road to see a long
bridge over a deep canyon--unnoticeable from the road. A steep scamper
down takes you the the underneath of the bridge, which is made of a
support structure that is basically a rectangular concrete tunnel,
perhaps 8 by 12 feet almost a mile long and supported by tall columns.
Near where the top slope meets the bottom of the tunnel, there is a
large metal cover that has been pried open and one can go inside, into a
dark interior. It curves so one can't see too far ahead, and there are
cliff swallow birds' nests on the floor. About a third of the way to the
middle is an expansion joint on both sides, barely body wide, and two
very hefty rods placed into the concrete so the bridge can expand. One
can look down perhaps 150 feet to a dry creek bed.
Later, several of us did a rappel, tying off to the top-most rod. One
has to slowly squeeze through the opening, and when you clear the
bottom, you are out in vast open space! Great place but the Highway
Patrol will ticket cars parked there--we lucked out.
-Ernie Garza
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