Normally you get to read about Mineral King on Fridays, but I have nothing to show or tell you. Maybe you only look at the pictures anyway. Maybe I am just talking to myself. . . We went for a bikeride, curious about the firecamp at the Lions’ Roping Arena and the former Three Rivers […]
Various and Sundry Thoughts on Stuff (both personal and professional)
I’m in a bit of a holding pattern, waiting for several things: the Mineral King road to open, a week-long plein air painting trip to Monterey, the indexer to finish repairing the index on the TB book, and my show, Simply Home, to open. What’s a person to do while waiting? Stuff, both personal and […]
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Mineral King: Clear in the Morning, Smoky Later
With the Coffeepot Fire about 10-15 miles down the road from the Mineral King valley, the smoke blows up each day, anywhere from 9:30 until noon. Sometimes it clears up a bit in the afternoon or early evening, then it blows back down the canyon at night. Trail Guy took these clear morning photos for […]
Mineral King: Weekend of Uncertainty, Chapter 6
After wondering all weekend if we would be evacuated from Mineral King, a Park employee came by our cabins on Monday morning around 8, telling us to be at the Conifer gate (7.5 miles below our cabins) to be escorted out. If we didn’t want to go, that was fine, but then we’d be unable […]
Mineral King: Weekend of Uncertainty, Chapter 4
What does one do in Mineral King when it is too smoky out for any real exertion or appreciation of the scenery? Sometimes one sits inside with a friend and draws. Sometimes one does chores, anticipating an early closing due to uncertainty. That uncertainty chased us all weekend along. We contacted cabin neighbors who were […]
Mineral King: Weekend of Uncertainty, Chapter 3
After a harrowing intense drive, an hour longer than normal, we made it to Mineral King. It was smoky when we arrived, not worth any photos. We gathered with neighbors in the early evening to share snacks, stories, and speculations on what the uncertain weekend might hold for us. One member of our little group […]
Mineral King: Weekend of Uncertainty, Chapter 2
My regular posts are postponed while I tell you of our weekend of uncertainty in Mineral King. I went up the hill with a friend/cabin neighbor on Friday morning. She picked me up at 10:30, and we did not arrive at our cabins until 1 p.m. I used the word “harrowing” to describe the drive, […]
Mineral King: Weekend of Uncertainty
I am now down the hill from a long weekend in Mineral King and since a great number of my blog readers want Mineral King information, I will tell you about it this week. The road is now closed. We were not evacuated, but were escorted out this morning. Everyone wanting to leave had to […]
Fighting Fires From Three Rivers
A friend with property in the line of the current fire (Coffeepot Fire) called on Tuesday to say that fixed wing aircraft were dipping water out of Lake Kaweah. Trail Guy said, “Do you mean helicopters?” Friend said, “No, fixed wings”. Trail Guy told me, and I said, “Do you mean helicopters?” He said, “No, […]