About half of today’s Mineral King photos are by Trail Guy, AKA Michael Botkin AKA The Husband of The Artist (who has been too busy painting a mural in Exeter to take time off to go to Mineral King as often as they’d prefer.) A stellar jay and 2 mountain quail Stay back there and […]
Trail Guy In (Mineral King on) Friday
These photos are all by Trail Guy. He was in Mineral King while I was down the hill painting. That’s because he is retired. Don’t feel sorry for me – I love what I do! And he keeps me current on Mineral King until I can get back up there. This is in White Chief […]
TG Friday in Mineral King
Trail Guy – Friday in Mineral King. You thought I was referring to a restaurant? Not this little gray duck. The white snow (thank you, God!) blends with the white (gray?) sky. Trail Guy skied up to Crystal Creek. Look – something that isn’t like a black and white photo. A little break in the […]
Thoughtful Thursdays – A Juiced Up Life
Now that the drawings for The Cabins of Wilsonia are finished, I’m thinking about oil painting again. I’d like to make a 2015 calendar of paintings, and need to decide if I have any that can be used or if I need to do 13 new paintings. Thirteen? A year has 12 months, a calendar has […]
A Dry Winter in Mineral King
Trail Guy went to Mineral King. I worked. He is retired. I am completing a book of drawings. It’s cool – we understand that this is a consequence of our vast age difference. (Calm down, I’m just exaggerating!) I might be a good influence on him. On the other hand, I might not be. The […]
Mineral King in Monotones
This is how Mineral King looked on Thanksgiving Day. Not much water, not much snow, not much color Not much snow, not much sun, not much color. Ditto to the above comments. This is looking down from the junction of the Timber Gap/Monarch Lake trail. Sawtooth, minus much snow, as seen from the Timber Gap […]
Closing Weekend in Mineral King
There is beauty in the shoulder seasons in Mineral King. There is beauty in all seasons in Mineral King. In spite of that, it is a summer place to me. I feel sad when we close the cabin, when I am no longer there half of every week and not hiking, knitting and reading guilt […]
Your Opinion Sought
Greetings, oh Gentle and Faithful Blog Readers. Last year I printed a calendar of paintings. This year I have only been working on The Cabins of Wilsonia drawings and a few commissioned paintings. I don’t have any new paintings for a calendar. On my computer there are 21,500 photographs. With the help of my husband’s honest […]
Fridays Are For Mineral King
You’ve been polite while I sell you pencil drawings of Mineral King cabins. Today, let’s rest our eyes and minds with this photo of Mineral King: Trail Guy will be leading a hike up to the Empire Mine area on July 27, 9 a.m. Depending on the state of my plantar fasciitis, I may be […]
Wildlife and Wildflowers in Mineral King
Today I will try to be quiet so you can enjoy some photos in peace. Okay, I cannot contain myself. This guy was RIDING A BIKE down the Mosquito/Eagle Lakes trail. Strictly forbidden. Bad photo, but I wanted to let you all know to not do this. (ride your bike on a trail, not take […]