Sunday, June 19

Today, we had a nice, mellow morning with an excellent breakfast, and then artist George Hill came to speak with us and give us a drawing session. First, he taught us a few drawing exercises to help us see outlines, shade, and tone. Then he set us to work drawing something from the surrounding area. He will return on Tuesday evening to hold a critique with us, so we can show off our final drawings.

Then, Warren Seyler arranged for us to go canoeing on Lake Roosevelt. First, we took a dip to cool off from the heat. Then, we paired up and paddled up along the banks. We only went a little ways up, taking some time along the way to jump back in and swim around. Then we came back to shore, swam around a little more (can you notice a pattern?) and came back to camp to cook dinner.

After dinner, we took a trip to the watchtower on top of Wellpinit Mountain. The watchtower is there as a fire lookout, but it also makes for some spectacular views of the sunset.