Warning: long long rambling post ahead
First random Mineral King observation is about a wildflower called “Cow Parsnip”. I think white flowers are a little bit boring but this one grows taller than me sometimes and has this ongoing mystery of the leaves.
Second random observation on Mineral King is also about wildflowers. Goldenrod is a yellow flower that I find a little bit boring except that it is a harbinger of fall. This photo was taken on July 30. Seems early. . . does this indicate a big winter coming?
Random observation #3: Hey Trail Guy! Your favorite flower is next in the queue.
Random Mineral King observation #4: This platform thing was supporting a display of Mineral King artifacts in the ranger station. The display was dismantled to be moved to the upcoming Mineral King Room in the Three Rivers Historical Museum soon. Trail Guy retrieved this platform that he built in 1986, and together we thought of making this table. Rustic, resourceful, and cabin-ish, yes?
Random Mineral King observation #5 is about garbage. Mineral King lost its garbage service, and all cabin folks have been driving their trash to Silver City. We cannot keep it in our cabins because it will attract bears. This adds to traffic on the road. It is very hasslesome, so Trail Guy is also acting as Garbage Guy this summer. He procured a dumpster through his many connections, and each week he unloads trash from the dumpster near the cabins into his Botmobile and then hauls it to Silver City, where he unloads it from the Botmobile into the massive dumpster at Silver City.
I hate that he has to do this, particularly when people are inconsiderate. (Actually, he doesn’t have to do it; he chooses to.)
WHO ATE A FRESH PINEAPPLE AND DRANK A TON OF BEER AND DUMPED IT UNBAGGED INTO THE DUMPSTER BETWEEN JULY 27 AND JULY 31?
You are an illiterate inconsiderate idiot, and you need to apologize to Trail Guy. He is doing everyone a BIG FAT FAVOR, and your piggish messy behavior is unacceptable.
A very very fine bottle of cabernet might help ease his pain. He goes to bed early, so you could sneak it to the cabin after dark, and be sure to tiptoe because he sleeps with his ears open. You don’t want him to know who did this dastardly trash deed and is atoning for it.
(THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE ME NOT BE MAD AT YOU, SO DON’T EVEN TRY. I AM NOT GOING TO EXCUSE MYSELF FOR SHOUTING EITHER – THIS IS MY BLOG AND I FEEL LIKE SHOUTING.)
Trail Guy is a fine man with a servant’s heart who just wants to be of help to his cabin neighbors. Why don’t they have a little gratitude??
Some do. It only takes one pineapple-eating, beer-guzzling idiot to wreck stuff.
Final random Mineral King observation: Foxglove grow very well in Mineral King (and in Wilsonia too), but the Park doesn’t want them there because they aren’t native to the area. A few remain in spite of eradication efforts. I think they are very pretty. I included them in a drawing in the Mineral King coloring book.
Now you will know what color to make them if you bought the coloring book.
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Ugh! Had there not been a lock on the dumpster I would have thought the same thing as Sharon. It seems that this sort of behavior has become much more common in recent years in Mineral King.
Very nice pictures to go with a long rambling post!
Thank you for checking in, Dan. And I’m glad you found something to enjoy as I just went on and on and on.
I’m sure that was not a cabin owner that did that dastardly deed; rather, an ignorant cabin guest or perhaps even a camper. Idiot!
Thank you, Trail Guy, for your kindness! <3
And Mrs. Trail Gal, you go ahead and shout all you want. Mr. or Mrs. Clueless deserves it!
Thank you, Sharon. I feel better about shouting. It had to be a cabin owner, because there is a lock on the dumpster and only cabin owners (and possibly their guests) have access.
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