A few days ago I was in Mineral King and took photos along the road of the abundant wildflowers. But first, let’s start with my favorite subject to draw and paint, the Oak Grove Bridge. Look at that water!!! Wildflowers along the road continue to be prolific. The first photo isn’t technically of wildflowers: these are […]
Opening Mineral King 2017
Mineral King officially opened on Wednesday, May 24. This is remarkable, considering it was a huge winter. Most of the reason it is open is because Trail Guy borrowed a backhoe and spent 120 hours of volunteer work to fight through the avalanches. This made it possible for the Park’s road guy to do the […]
Day Trip to Mineral King
About 1 week ago, Trail Guy took his buddy Mike to Mineral King for the day. The idea was to take the Trackster into the valley, and then perhaps do a bit of snow-shoeing or skiing. Trail Guy wanted to see the cabin after the big winter to be sure all was well. Lots of […]
Final Fall Visit to Mineral King
Yesterday morning at 8:30 a.m. Trail Guy was reading the weather, and together we faced the unpleasant reality that we might be closing our Mineral King cabin during a rain shower if we waited until the weekend. So, by a little after 9, we were in the Botmobile heading up the hill to git-‘er-dun. Rather […]
The Last Weekend of Summer in Mineral King
Why do we think that Labor Day is the last weekend in summer? Doesn’t summer go until around the 21st of September? Tell the weather that – it ALWAYS is cooler on Labor day weekend in Mineral King. It was a difficult weekend (see Tuesday’s post). It was also full of friendship and a tiny […]
Signs of Late Summer in Mineral KIng
Mineral King has a quick summer. Gotta go, gotta experience, gotta enjoy, don’t blink, because boom, it is over. (The temperature in the early morning of the day I took these photos was 38 degrees.)
Flower Show in Mineral King
My favorite place and time in Mineral King is a flower show in the first half of July at the junction of the Farewell Gap and Franklin Lakes trails. First, we had to get there. It is 4 miles one way on a well-graded uphill trail. Some parts are flattish, some steeper than others. There […]
Wherein I Join Trail Guy on a Mineral King Hike
Coloring books will be available again on July 1, 2016. You may order, but it will involve a wait. Thank you for your patience.
Mineral King, Because it is Friday
After a harrowing week, most of which doesn’t not belong on a public blog on the World Wide Web, I ran away to Mineral King for a much needed respite. It was overcast and a bit rainy. That’s fine. We have a wood stove for cooking and heat, and I always have my knitting. In […]
Mineral King in Early Summer
What do I mean “early summer”? It isn’t summer until June 21! Oh yeah? It’s been in the high 90s and low 100s for a couple of weeks around here. That qualifies as summer, despite the calendar’s report. Trail Guy is back out on the trails in Mineral King. I’ll get there, just hang on. […]