All About Mineral King

This time of year I spend lots of time in Mineral King, AKA The Land of No Electricity or Internet (unless you have StarLink, which we do not). So, my posts might be a bit erratic. Today’s post is simply photos from a walk down the road to Cold Springs Campground (now open after several summers of closure) and back up the Nature Trail.

Fireweed is prolific along the road above the Ranger Station.
Yeppers, aspen along the Nature Trail.
Sharon, my most regular commenter, named this Iron Falls.
You can count on seeing Indian Paintbrush along the Nature Trail near Iron Falls.
Walking on rip-rap is the worst part of the trail.
Sawtooth is the signature peak in Mineral King, although it can be deadly. RIP, Drew.

Tomorrow we’ll go to White Chief again.

In case you were wondering, I am working a little bit. I stop by the Silver City Store to check inventory and sometimes I hand out business cards to people I meet along the trails. (Hi Walt and Steve and the other guy from Hanford—hope Steve made it home without any more altitude discomfort.)

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7 Comments

  1. *sigh* Every one of these views is very familiar to me! And I shall be in that very location in just 3 sleeps, yay!

    • Sharon, I just talked with one of our cabin friends who said upon returning from visiting Denali, “Mineral King is more beautiful”.

      • A perfect quote for the MKMPF!

        (Mineral King Marketing and Publicity Firm)

  2. What beautiful flowers. I always look for sawtooth in your pictures. What a great landmark.

    • Kathy, are you familiar with Sawtooth?? It certainly has a distinctive appearance.

      • Just from your pictures. I’m in Alabama and have never been on the west coast but you surely have some great scenery. Mother Nature is showing off.

        • Kathy, you are in Alabama!! I’ve wondered where you are and how you found me, guessing it might be from The Frugal Girl. My grandpa was from Gadsden, but I’ve never been to your state. I lovedlovedloved North Carolina and Georgia, so imagine that Alabama must be just as stunning. What a country of incredible variety we live in!!


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