Othello Tunnels

Every once in a while I like to jump in a car, follow my friends and end up at... Cooper's Foods in Hope.  Well, yes, to get sausages for BBQ, and on to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park.  


These tunnels were built in the early 1900s to avoid going around 300 foot deep canyon.  Instead, engineer Andrew McCullough (& his helpers) went right through it.  It was the most expensive mile of the Railroad.  


Really, if you're on Highway 5 near Hope there's no good excuse to not stop, after all Rambo: First Blood was filmed there.  And it's right off the Highway.
And it's really cool.  

© Marlis Funk 2010