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A Long Walk in Mineral King, Part 4

Maybe today we will conclude our Mineral King hike among the wildflowers. I will cease referring to Trail Guy as Off-Trail Guy now, because we rejoined a trail.

This is the Franklin/Farewell junction, where we normally go to swoon over the wildflowers. After Everything Spring, it was rather meh.
I was very happy to be on a trail again.
Aster? Dunno. Prolly. Tired.
Farewell, Farewell Gap.
I can count on seeing Blazing Stars along this trail. These are actually Giant Blazing Stars, and I don’t normally see them just before they have opened.
Maybe these are asters. They are smaller than the one I just showed you, and I’ve included some foliage in case you want to be Nancy Drew.
These Lupine were very intense. Never mind that I take photos of Lupine over and over. . .
This is Franklin Creek, 2 miles from the cabin. I just waded through, and it felt mighty fine. Then I slipped and sat in it by accident. No one saw, but I dripped all the way home. It wasn’t pretty.

I wonder why this hike felt farther and more difficult than in my memory. The flowers were the best I’ve ever seen, so it was worth the trouble. But oh my goodness, I need to work harder at fitness, or stay on a trail, or something. Is this part of being at the tail end of the F’s?

Just a few more photos, because we earned them, and so did you by sticking out this long saga of a long hike in Mineral King. Thank you!

2 Comments

  1. Still waiting for the video proof of your Franklin Creek slip. “Film at 11”?

    • Nope, not happening.

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