I was caching at Barren River Lake a week ago with the family, first time I have been in that area. It's pretty cool over there, I'll probably go back sometime to look around more.
Anyway there were 2 caches on a trail there, one which as usual I just went to from the road, should have waited cause the other was on the same trail. O well, so we just drove around and found a trailhead.
The second cache was cool, but largely uneventful, so further down the trail we went. As we hiked we came up on a hatch. My first thought is "Where is John Locke when you need him?" (From LOST the TV show) But out in the middle of the woods is this round concrete tube and a manhole.
Being curious I walk over and look at the lid. I find a place in it I can get a grip and tug on it. Sure enough it opens. I heft over the steel cover and look inside.
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Nothing really cool is in there, but actually that is the weird thing. It's about 15 feet deep and nothing is in there. I was hoping for like a house down there, or maybe a surveillance center, no such luck. So I found a "hatch", but no Dharma Initiative station. Bummer.
Later I seen 2 other "hatches" closer to the road, I guess some kind of pipeline runs through here. Not sure what they are for, but I thought they were cool. They would definitely be great for tornado shelters!
