This wasn’t a big hiking year for me in Mineral King. I went to White Chief two times, and Franklin Creek once, and up toward Farewell Gap once. I noticed that someone moved White Chief farther away and higher up the second time I went. Who would do such a thing??
This is a bizarre thing – 4 stumps in a row, all of equal height. Avalanche damage. Happened in the olden days when it used to snow in the winter.
In spite of the drought and the lateness of the season, there was a great patch of Bigelow Sneezeweed. They like to have their feet wet, so there must be a natural spring on this slope.
Yuck. Look at that smoke rising up in the distance. That fire should have been suppressed the very minute it was spotted. It has caused tremendous damage, expense, and heartbreak.
Water makes for a nice lunch spot. 
So does knitting.
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Thank you, Cheryl. It is pretty spectacular. I try to be fully aware of the privilege and not get all ho-hummish about it. And that yarn sure is full of surprises – I thought it would be all purplish-blue, and there are all this brown, rust, turquoise and even almost burgundy – say what??
What a beautiful place you get to enjoy, Jana. And I love the colors in your knitting project! 🙂
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