Minnehaha Tunnel Jam (2/14/25)

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You can listen to the audio of this jam session by clicking on the player below:

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On the morning of February 14th, 2025, I made an impulsive journey by myself up to Lake Minnehaha in Maitland, FL right outside of Winter Park and Orlando.

As I mentioned in my previous EC article, my friend Syoma Flora recorded an improv session inside this tunnel there a while back and released it on her Bandcamp page (also on home-made CDRs!). It inspired my previous article, and then it inspired me to trek on out to where this tunnel is to experience it for myself.

After about 90 minutes of taking the toll roads to get there (Interstate 4 is notoriously bad, especially around the Davenport/ChampionsGate exit, so I try to avoid that area whenever possible), I finally arrive at my destination.

Before encountering said tunnel, I walked along this nature trail and took a bunch of pictures, mainly of the signs that have seen better days. I then found the tunnel, which is this really narrow path under this overpass, and next to a waterway. Of course, there was a lot of graffiti and stickers plastered on various surfaces.
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I didn’t bring any instruments this time, but there were these metal poles and rails that I’d bang on with my knuckle (don’t worry, I washed my hands afterwards) to make these clanging sounds, and I used the KQ Unotone synthesizer app on my phone again to make additional noises. The reverb there was fantastic.

Every few minutes or so, someone would walk past me while walking their dog. Most of them were friendly, with one even exchanging “hellos” with me on the recording here.

Overall, it was worth the trip out there, and I look forward to coming back there with a friend or friends and doing more recording. If you’re ever in this area, I recommend stopping by there as well.

Here’s some of the photos I took while I was there: