Back to the Trinity Alps after years. A lighter backpack and gear (for me, not necessarily Hackbert). Stark, Granite, Quiet, Huge trees, Rugged clarity. Two days to the lake. Arrived to our favorite campsite under the trees. We swam and got settled—wood, water, fishing gear, sites for sleeping, tents. Lake to ourselves that night, gourmet dinner. The next day opened gloriously, and little did we know !!!!! Ominous clouds hung on granite peaks and darkened until only in the distance could we see a lighter sky. By 3:30 it was raining, then hail and that night we were treated and threatened by Nature’s fury— hours of thunder, lightning and rain. So a number of paintings have been born out of this. The one here is titled: Go get more wood, a storm is coming!!!!!