The road is under construction, and the schedule keeps changing. The two men on Sequoia’s hazard tree crew came to do some work on the most recent red fir dropped by our place. We always stop by the dumpster on the way down. Trail Guy rearranges the bags of trash so we can get the […]
Odd Sights in Mineral King
This first one isn’t odd. I’m just warming up here. It is a plant called Coulter’s Fleabane, which I misidentified in Mineral King Wildflowers as snowberry. Maybe. Still trying to figure it out. The cottonwood was prolific, abundant, and fascinating. Very soft to the touch, but elusive when one tried to gather it. Once again, […]
Ten New Things Learned in July
Happy Birthday, Melissa! 1.Tales of TB, available at the BookBaby Bookshop, got a publicity boost by one of the few remaining newspapers in the area. OF COURSE I THINK YOU SHOULD BUY A COPY! (But go to the BookBaby link because Amazon always says “temporarily out of stock”.) 2. A gift shop at Hume Lake […]
Meandering and Socializing in Mineral King
Mineral King is very social for this pair of introverts, Mr. and Mrs. Trail Guy. This is how it goes: any trail we walk includes running into people we know. Sometimes we run into people we know in the parking lot, then other people are waiting for us back at the cabin when we’ve been […]
White Chief Again, continued
Yesterday’s post was stopped when my friend and I crossed the creek in the middle part of White Chief canyon. It’s been awhile since I’ve gone further than this, but my friend was very interested in seeing the mining tunnel. We didn’t go inside, and we didn’t go a whole lot farther because we were […]
White Chief Again
White Chief is our favorite destination in Mineral King. Most people want to go to a lake, and they are welcome to struggle to Eagle up that lousy trail. We’ll wave goodbye as they turn that direction, and then head up the steeper but shorter trail to White Chief. It’s hard to calculate the distance, […]
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 […]
Busy Weekend in Mineral King
Sometimes I need to leave Mineral King for the peacefulness of Three Rivers. MK is a very social place, and although I have decent social skills (please allow me this illusion), I am an introvert who needs a copious amount of solitude. The hazard tree crew has been working in our neighborhood. I love the […]
AROUND HERE…and Sometimes a Little Farther
TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! Apparently my subtitle “…and Sometimes a Little Farther” was too long for the show title.
Your Central Calif. Artist Went to Hume Lake
Well, why not? It’s my blog and I can digress if I want to. It doesn’t have to be all about Mineral King, drawing, oil painting, and Three Rivers—okay, the beach, odd jobs, drawing lessons, the business of art, editing, or plein air painting either. This is the eighth summer reunion with my childhood friend […]