Started off the day with a woman yelling bear in the campsite. Leah looked out of her trailer and saw a big cinnamon bear ambling down the road, but people yelling and dogs barking scared ot off.
It's about a half hour drive from Boya Lake to Cassiar, the former asbestos mine. Glen used to work in the mining industry so he was keen to check out the mine site.
We drove in on the road til it deadended
on the set of the Disccovery Channel reality show Jade Fever. And sure enough two of the show's stars, Scrappy Larry and his partner Susan, came over and were eager to talk. I recognized them from watching their show when I was visiting my mother in Smithers this June. They told us the mine and town site were gated so we turned around.
Glen was able to access the giant mountain of tailings and pick up a few pieces of jade and asbestos.
A view of the tailings pile from our lunch spot
The Indian paintbrushes were at their peak along the roadside:
Next we drove a little further to Jade City itself and checked out the store.
They were actually filming the next season of the show.
So if you happen across the show sometime, check to see if we're in it!
There's big hunks of jade on display,
This looks like there's asbestos fibres in this sample
This boulder has been carved into a fish.
They are taking Covid-19 seriously at Jade City.
You can't go into the store without a mask on. But the locals were all sitting outside together, maskless (no judgement, so were we). And the Boss, Claudia, wasn't wearing one while filming either.
When we got back to Boya
we went for a paddle around the lake, saw a beaver, and swam off the boat ramp when we returned. This way we able to stay out of the mud.
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