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Article: Graham on Gorge tunnel [Derived headline]
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- July 21, 2009
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Plunging waterfalls and shady walks through forest greenery
provide plenty of attraction for those hiking the loop route
involving Horsetail Falls and Ponytail Falls in the Columbia River
Gorge. But a new feature gives this superlative trip an added boost.
Just this spring, the historic Oneonta Tunnel reopened to
visitors, offering a welcome alternative to walking the narrow
scenic highway on at least a portion of the half-mile section
connecting the trails necessary for this 2.5-mile loop.
So the new feature is actually an old highlight resurrected from
some 60 years of disuse and neglect. In fact, the tunnel was filled
in and buried when the highway was rerouted around the rock bluff
along ...