Mascot Mines Hedly B.C.

Heading west toward Vancouver on Hiway 5A, great ride on bike by the way, you will come to very small town of Hedly B.C. I was going to look for some property there, but alas there is none or none that is in my price range. High up top on the side of the mountains there is the old Mascot Gold Mine, that appears to hang off of the clouds. The local Natives have taken over this mine and are trying to generate some income from tours. I kinda find this a bit ironic, seeing that the search for gold in the old days was one of the main reasons Natives were pushed off their lands. I suppose you can look at it in another way ... that now the Natives are making money from what the white man has discarded. In any event it is quit a few from the top and a very good cardio work out going down and coming back up, 500 and somethings stairs down ... 700 and some back up. 4 hours to do the tour that's if your in to gold mines which you do go into for about 800 feet, great on a hot day as it is a constant 6 degree's. From Hedly I took the old Hedly road or 3A to Coalmont which is just past Princeton. The road to Colamont rates right up there as biker roads. Lots of ups and downs with plenty of curves. The only thing there is in Colamont is a old Hotel and lots of friendly people. Word of advice .... not to many beers in the hotel .... why ... all those curves going in are that much more curvy when you leave and there is a velly big drop off down to the river below. Great country very nice people, worth the ride. From there continue up to Merrit via #5 and actually follow that right into Kamloops. Another great ride with lots of little lakes to keep you cool.