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We let mules carry our tents, kitchen gear, chairs, bedrolls, pads, paint gear, and the solar shower. Then we hiked around six miles to the famous lakes that Edgar Payne painted. We selected our campsite and planned spots to set up tents according to the space each required. Soon after our arrival the mules arrived and we unloaded our gear.  The camp chefs determined their kitchen area, we set up our tents, and laid out our pads and bedrolls. I filled my solar shower with water and laid it on a large rock to warm in the afternoon sun. Then I was ready for my first oil painting, Temple Crag, 8 x 10. That often-painted crag is surrounded by hazy aqua water created by silt.

 After a warm shower and a most fabulous wild salmon dinner, I slept like a baby.