| So, here's a photo of a place. I went to this place a while ago. I kept my photos off the internet for quite a while, because I thought that might be wise, and the other people that had been there felt the same way. Somehow, this image was chosen as the face of the publicity campaign for this year's Riverdale Art Walk, so I guess I might as well post this photo here. My apologies to anyone offended by my posting it; but it's out there now, so it might as well be out there on my site as well.
This was a very special place for me. Standing in this tunnel was not only the realization of several years of idle daydreaming, but a visceral experience unlike any underground space I've encountered previously or since (although a nearby tunnel comes close). If I was more of a hippie, I'd probably describe being there as spiritual; however, I've trimmed my beard, cut my hair and bathed in the last week, so I won't describe it that way. Although there are a couple people that couldn't make this trip, I couldn't have asked for better company in what amounts to my equivalent of holy ground. On the off chance they might all read this, I want to (somewhat) publicly thank M-A, N, B and A for rope rigging, for equipment sharing, for raising a toast deep in the bowels of Niagara Falls, for hopping the fence and swimming in the hotel pool at 5 a.m., and in general for being part of one of the more memorable nights I've had the pleasure to take part in. |
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