some light paintings done at fort worden state park, the bunkers there are open to the public

Cool shtuff!

I love visiting the old Forts. Worden is also home to the Dan Harpole Cistern, which you can rent for $100/day -- a destination for certain audiophiles due to the one-of-a-kind acoustics. I've often thought it would be fun to gather some friends, some musical instruments, and pay the fee. Maybe this summer.

Is the cistern accessible without paying the fee?

Posted by nonconmat Is the cistern accessible without paying the fee?

If you can figure out how to unlock the padlock on the hatch to the entry, then I suppose you could skirt the fee.

Posted by ivan http://i.imgur.com/rdH5XI9.jpg?

I guess if I hear of parts of Battery Kinzie catching on fire(again) I guess this could become damaging evidence...

I love Fort Worden! I was just there a few weeks ago, but I forgot to bring my camera. That and the weather sucked. I want to go back when the weather is a little nicer.

Nice! I love Fort Worden, but we usually go to Fort Casey just because it's closer.

Nice shots!

Fort Worden, definitely one of my favorite UE spots. In fact a visit to Fort Worden as a kid is what got me into UE.

I grew up a couple blocks from the fort, my friend and I used to hike up to this old generator thing mounted on the top of a bunker buried in a hill and pretend it was a pod racer from star wars

When I was growing up Fort Warden was one of the annual camp outs. When I was in my teens we had heard of a tunnel that went from up above to down below. We didn't find it. But we did find a welded cover on a concrete protrusion. Upon closer inspection the welds were all cracked. We lifted the cover and climbed down a ladder into what appeared to be a cistern with graffiti and lots of columns. it was enormous. Is that the cistern?

Posted by Barnaby When I was growing up Fort Warden was one of the annual camp outs. When I was in my teens we had heard of a tunnel that went from up above to down below. We didn't find it. But we did find a welded cover on a concrete protrusion. Upon closer inspection the welds were all cracked. We lifted the cover and climbed down a ladder into what appeared to be a cistern with graffiti and lots of columns. it was enormous. Is that the cistern?

Yep, that's the cistern. The hatch has been rebuilt and is fairly secure these days. The tunnel you could not find, is right near the entrance hatch to the cistern. It goes from the top of the hill down to the rear of Battery Benson.

Is the tunnel accessible?

Ooh I was just here! I will post pictures in due time.

amazing shots!! anything worth documenting as far as art goes there?

Posted by Barnaby Is the tunnel accessible?

Yes it is. To find it, go to Battery Benson (it's the last battery on the main gun line) and look uphill, you should see the entrance to the tunnel. I even think there is a sign for it.

Yea I've never heard of anyone from my generation accessing the lower to upper tunnel, but there's a small cement structure in the middle of the lower campground with a metal door bolted shut and I've heard that's where it comes out (according to my mom who grew up in pt).

Nah that was just a comms station. There is the footing for a small radio tower near it. Also the interpretive sign next to it shows a photographs of it in operation with said tower in place.