A reopened forest service route gives relatively easy access to luxurious alpine herb fields and two idyllic tarns. This trip starts at Safety Creek at a parking area next to the bridge. Fill water bottles here as there’s no water for the next 4–6 hours until the first tarn. The track is on the true […]
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Paulette Birchfield
Paulette Birchfield is an engineer and a born and bred (West) Coaster. She was an ultra-runner and multisporter for many years before taking up tramping. Along with her adventurous friends, she gets out into the wilds of the West Coast at every opportunity.
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