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Mineral King over the Fourth

We didn’t need fireworks because we had friends with flags.

We took a walk to the Franklin/Farewell Gap junction, a place that usually has the best wildflowers, almost always at the beginning of July. Not so this year. We’ve been spoiled by several great wildflower years, lulled into thinking that was normal.

It was fun anyway, because there is always good scenery and interesting things to see, even if you walk with your head toward the ground so you don’t fall.

The circle is around a bear track.
I’ve never seen such short Mariposa Lilies, and saw quite a few like this, just popping up right on the trail.
Striped rock
COOKIE?? Nope. It’s a rock.

I did look up, don’t worry.

This last picture is my favorite one of the day. We were off trail (of course), following a little loop-ette, devised by Off Trail Guy. After recrossing the stream, The Farmer offered to pull me up on a bank of snow which was the next step. Before accepting his kind offer, I said, “Thank you – first I need to take a picture!”

More about Mineral King on Monday. 

 

 

2 Comments

  1. Hi Jana,

    It’s fun to be back here again. I snooped through old posts about your green tunnel painting and the family crest painting for a friend. These hiking photos are lovely. Neat waterfalls. What is the little creature looking out? Plus do you have a dog?! (in another photo). And the stone “cookie” looks delicious. 🙂

    What else have you been painting and thinking about?

    Jennifer Dougan
    http://www.jenniferdougan.com

    • Welcome back, Jennifer! The little creature is a marmot, and the dog belongs to a cabin neighbor. We have 3 cats, and they aren’t invited to the cabin. Lots of work is coming in these days, and it is all a blessing.

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