By JASON CAMPBELL The 209 LOCKE – There’s something unique about gold rush era communities in the Mother Lode. Maybe it’s the history or the architecture or the way that the buildings have been preserved during a time when it’s easier to tear something down and start over from scratch, but whatever the reason a drive through a old mountain town always gives you a sense of perspective on the way things used to be. But you don’t necessarily have to drive up to the mountains to get that feeling.