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Tunnel above Hamilton Lake
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Jamie S.
February 20, 2025
Hiking
Beyond Hamilton Lake, the High Sierra Trail climbs steeply toward Kaweah Gap, passing through one of its most remarkable features: a man-made tunnel blasted into the granite cliffs. This section …
Traveler
February 27, 2023
Hiking
This section of the trail involved some serious building: it was dynamited and hacked into the sheer granite wall above the lake with lots of overhangs, and here the crews even shaped a tunnel.
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