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Fall Harvest863 viewsA perfect cluster of Jonagold apples ripening in the late summer sun on Upper Bench Road.
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Mine Ruins1244 viewsA rare glimpse of the historic Mascot Mine at Hedley. These spectacular mining ruins sit on a narrow mountaintop ledge some 5,000 feet above the Similkameen Valley. Once one of the richest gold claims in the world, the Mascot fraction produced some 10 tons of gold in a little more than 20 years of operation. These old buildings are now being painstakingly restored to their original condition. Sadly yet understandably, the Mascot Mine is off limits to visitors.
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Ruins of the Hedley Dam1183 viewsRuins of the power dam at Hedley. Built in 1914-1915, this dam supported a powerhouse with twin turbines to power the Hedley Gold Mining Company's extraction facilities. Badly damaged in the winter of 1935, the dam was abandoned in favour of the more reliable West Kootenay power lines that now ran through the valley.
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Mine Resident1064 viewsUnaccustomed to humans at 7,000 feet, this Mountain Goat poses a mere 6 feet away from the camera amidst the buildings at the Mascot Mine high above Hedley.
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Mountain Goat in the Ruins1089 viewsA mountain goat surveys the reconstructed Macot Mine, high on a mountain ledge above the Town of Hedley. The historic Mascot Mine, once one of the richest gold mines in North America, is being rebuilt into a tourist attraction for history buffs who have no fear of heights. Perched 5,000 feet above the valley floor and 7,000 feet above sea level, it is possibly the most dramatic mining site in the World.
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Golden Eagle882 viewsNot more than 50 feet above the columns, this beautiful Golden Eagle rides the winds in search of thermal uplifts
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Gold House884 viewsOne of the many abandoned ruins from the gold mining era at Hedley
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Bygone Times851 viewsA scene straight out of the Hedley gold boom. Taken during the Hedley Days celebrations.
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