This will be one of just two posts about Mineral King because I don’t want to gloat about enjoying it this summer while the public was barred from visiting. However, I know you are curious, so here is a brief look.
This year everything was delayed in Mineral King, due to a heavy winter. Normally, in August we begin to see signs of impending fall. Not so in 2023!
Here is a look at August and September this year. Water was flowing, berry bushes were still in bloom, grasses were green, snow patches hadn’t melted. By late September, some of the ferns had taken a hit in colder temperatures and turned bronze.
Tomorrow I will show you pictures from closing weekend, October 5-8, 2023.
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I’m late to the party, but did want to comment on your beautiful photographs and fall scenes that still look like mid-summer. Love seeing Bear Patch last all summer!
Thank you, Sharon. And we call it “Bear Skin”. . .
breathtakingly gorgeous…
Anonymous, you are so right: “breathtakingly gorgeous” is the perfect description. Thank you for commenting.
Thank you! Donna L
You are welcome, Donna L. Thank you for checking in!
It looks like July! Thanks for sharing with those who couldn’t be there! 🙂
It was the strangest summer — by August, we had later flowers blooming alongside early flowers, and in September, it was still green.
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