If you have ever walked to Timber Gap, you know experientially that it is far more than four steps. I don’t remember the specific mileage, but it seems to be about 2 miles.
This post is actually about painting Timber Gap, and it took more than four steps. However, I only took four photographs. (I liked the title, and I am the boss of my blog.)
The trail is not the Timber Gap trail. It is the trail that leads to Franklin Lakes and Farewell Gap, but we are headed the opposite direction here. The Timber Gap trail has terrific views of the entire Mineral King valley. The flowers are Bigelow sneezeweed.
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Many years ago my brother put together a mileage chart from the valley floor to various peaks and lakes. I thought I had copied down the information to keep here at home, but alas, I can’t find it. This summer, for sure!
In the meantime, I do remember that Groundhog Meadow is 1.2 miles from the trailhead, so 2 miles to Timber Gap sounds about right.
P.S. Nice painting of a subject and angle you don’t paint too often!
Sharon, Michael just informed me that TG is closer to 3 miles than 2. . . might as well be a hundred with my feet now. Sigh. Thank you for liking the painting; I think it is about to be purchased.