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TRAILBLAZER CHRONICLES: Rekindling love for Wells area trails

Pack your gear, gather some friends and head to Wells
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Thomas Schoen writes a monthly column for simplymastery papers in the Cariboo Chilcotin.

There’s something magical about revisiting a place that once held a special part of your life. For me, that place is Wells, a small, remote community nestled in the Cariboo Mountains.

My years spent working in the Wells/Barkerville area remain some of the most memorable of my career. As president of the Wells and Area Trails Society (WATS), I saw firsthand the passion and dedication it takes to maintain and grow trail networks in a town with limited resources.

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