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We tried going up Newberry Crater Road (NF-21) to go over the crater’s rim and onward toward China Hat but the snow started getting deeper as we went uphill so we decided to turn around since we were alone and I don’t have a Pul Pal or similar recovery gear yet.
You wouldn’t think there would be so much snow in mid June but up toward the top (we didn’t get photos up there), we were pushing through a couple feet of snow.
We stopped off at East Lake where we saw a bear running through the campground. It was a young cub so the mom must have been around there somewhere, too.
In the summer there are lots of people running boats on this lake but in the late spring we only saw one or two people out.
When we were driving around in Newberry Crater, Paulina Peak really jumped out at us on the road. There was snow the night before that gave the peak a fresh dusting of powder and really made it pop.
We got a really nice photo from someone who probably has an instagram account and is a lifestyle instagram blogger. Thanks whoever you were!