More cabin photos, to incite nostalgia, or perhaps gratitude, or maybe even curiosity. (All remain anonymous, because we value privacy here on this little corner of the World Wide Web.) These are all mountain cabins, although I do recognize that some of my tens of readers call their beach cottages “cabins”. This last one inspired […]
Cabin Life in Summer, Part One
Our cabin is buttoned up for the season. It is a summer cabin, as are all the cabins in my world. Here is a selection of random photos taken at other people’s cabins, not all this year. Perhaps it will bring on some nostalgia, or maybe it will make you grateful for your modern, spacious, […]
Mineral King, Almost Done for the Year
I have a theory about summer’s heat: when a summer starts out gradually and kindly, it lasts forever. We are living out my prediction this “fall”. On our most recent trip down the hill, it was in the 90s and then the low 100s. So fun in the Botmobile without A/C. Not. The road construction […]
Fall Color in Mineral King
Fall color in Mineral King is fairly subtle. Things turn yellow and brown, and then fall off and leave gray behind. But we also have great aspen trees, and when the light is right and all sorts of mysterious factors combine, they can get bright. Reds are rare, so a strong orange is fairly exciting. […]
Another Work Weekend in Mineral King
To summarize this past season in Mineral King, the word “work” comes to mind. The summer began with neighbors coming to Trail Guy (and the Farmer) for help with a nonworking stove, nonworking refrigerator, multiple and various leaks, and a nonworking water heater. Some of these were multiples. . . many neighbors, many problems. It […]
More Doing Mostly Nothing in Mineral King
What is wrong with me lately? The inner lazy chick seems to be winning. A dear friend gave me a fantastic camera, one that she said she tried and hated. We are very different in that instead of returning the camera, she hung onto it. (I would have sent it back.) She is very generous, […]
Art from Hume Lake
The first time I drew a Hume Lake cabin, it was for my friend’s parents. Her mom commissioned a pencil drawing. Wait, not true. The first time I drew a Hume Lake cabin, it was the boys staff cabin across the street from the girls staff cabin, in 1978. It was a present for my […]
In the Sierra, but not Mineral King | At Hume Lake
Each summer starting in 2017, I’ve spent time with a dear friend at her Hume Lake cabin. Most years we gather in June, last year in July, and this year in August. It was HOT, REALLY HOT, so we didn’t rent any watercraft or walk around the lake. Mostly we just hung out in and […]
Tryna Hike in Mineral King
On my last trip up the hill, my back hurt. I don’t know why. It just does sometimes, and after a week, it subsides. I never know if it is good for it to get taken for a walk or if I should just lie on the floor on ice. I decided to ignore the […]
Mellow Time in Mineral King
The idea was to hike somewhere during my most recent stay in Mineral King, but instead, I just hung out at the cabin with a few forays out to attempt to photograph a few wildflowers. I also ventured out to photograph a cabin to draw, but in case the cabin owner is one of my […]