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Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit owner-operator John Summers, left, and Victor Parker carefully load a mule. The sure-footed animals are used to haul food and cooking and camping gear on pack trips into the Sierras.

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Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit owner-operator John Summers, left, and Victor Parker carefully load a mule. The sure-footed animals are used to haul food and cooking and camping gear on pack trips into the Sierras.

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