Overnighter to Caribou lakes in the Trinity Alps.

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My friend Eric drove out from New Jersey and had two days for a backcountry trip. We decided to take the Coffee Creek trail to Caribou lakes. This was a 18 mile out and back with over 4500 feet of elevation gain. Normally a heavy trafficked trail the only other group we saw was a California Conservation Crew doing trail maintenance. 27B91161-338C-4089-B1D1-884F73F7FEE4.jpegBD01ED22-3C92-4284-85D0-EC0D59BD27F0.jpegAEB3AFBF-79BB-4CC4-BB53-47E1092A8F60.jpeg527D55C8-51DE-47DF-9272-A35ACE5D1863.jpeg00457F2C-F099-4C04-B554-FA2CB11F4D18.jpeg5A497C46-816E-489E-B1F4-1BCD769A206D.jpegFDA6EC03-98C0-40BB-B798-91D1218C0F18.jpeg
The highlight of the return trip was logging how many mile Olive would end up carrying this sizable stick. She dropped it to chase a chipmunk after 3.4 miles.
 

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