We came off of Tomichi Pass and stopped at the old Tomichi Cemetery. There are some remarkably old and well-preserved tombstones here. Some remnants of the town remain further below with people still living there. At one point in time, this was a thriving mining area.
This chap was killed in an explosion in 1890. His parents and brother erected this monument to him. Over 100 years later and people still stop to read his short story.
The carving on this stone is really remarkably well-preserved.
Another grave stone. This guy lived a pretty long life for the time period.
We explored the roads through the old Tomichi mining district. Some of these roads are pretty exciting. Coming down toward the townsite of Tomichi, we encountered some interesting shelf roads. These photos don’t do justice to how steep it was and how in a few spots our wheels were rubbing the uphill slope while also grinding on the edge of the downhill slope. There is no room to back up and get out of the way of oncoming traffic here.
Looking back up at the shelf road.
The Honeybadger comes down to play. Further down on the next part of the shelf road, we spotted what looked like an old Chevy K5 Blazer wrecked down the hill. I wouldn’t want to try these roads in the snow.