Mineral King officially opened on Wednesday, May 24. This is remarkable, considering it was a huge winter. Most of the reason it is open is because Trail Guy borrowed a backhoe and spent 120 hours of volunteer work to fight through the avalanches. This made it possible for the Park’s road guy to do the basics in time for Memorial Day weekend.
Our cabin had a ton of snow on the front porch (and the back porch too). Trail Guy is resourceful, and after I spent an hour or more shoveling, he thought of this tool.
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P.S. May I used your top photo for our Mineral King Facebook page? If so, could you send me the original, hi-res version?
Photographer credit duly given, of course. Thank you!
Sharon, I’m happy to share my photos – thank you for wanting one!
Thank you, Jana. I posted it on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/MineralKing for those of you who might like to join in) and already it received a couple of complementary comments.
Wow, great photos! Thanks, Trail Guy, for making it possible for us (and in my case, that means Kathy) to open our cabins this weekend. According to the NPS trail conditions web site (https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/trailcond.htm) the bridge as you begin the Eagle Trail is washed out, so crossing that waterfall (whatever you call it–Tufa Falls? Spring Creek?) will be a challenge.
And yes, bless the previous generations for planting daffodils (I thought Mary Dixon was the only one, but apparently not)! This should be a “banner year” for wildflowers, yay!
Sharon, the bridge on the Eagle/Mosquito Trail is removed every fall and then replaced when it is deemed safe. Meanwhile, eager hikers often make their own bridge-ish “structures” by dragging branches downstream to cross where Spring Creek is more spread out. Thank you for the link – that is a good one to know about.
And there are quite a few daffodil patches – so fun to find!
What a clever guy!
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