The Mineral King Road is a doozy. 26 miles (I think, but maybe it is 25), much of it a cliff-hanger, no fog lines, rails, center stripes, and in some places, no shoulder. The lower 10 miles is under county jurisdiction, the upper part under the feds (national park). About 13 miles of the upper […]
Mineral King Road
For many years, there has been talk of repairing the Mineral King road. Talk talk talk, yadda yadda yadda, blah blah blah. Surveys, public meetings, emails. Fires, floods, emergency repairs, road closures. Finally, the work has begun. The road won’t be open to the public until the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend, and there is […]
Breaking the Silence–the Mineral King Road
Because Mineral King was closed to the public all summer, I chose to not post about it. There is nothing polite about rubbing people’s noses in the harsh reality of being forbidden to visit the most beautiful place in Tulare County, and in spite of my natural bluntness, I do my best to be polite. […]
A Day Trip to Mineral King
Corrections to this Morning’s Post about the Mineral King Road
Mineral King Road
Walk on the Mineral King Road
Chasing the Water on the Mineral King Road
Mineral King Road
Road update from Sequoia Roads Supervisor: The current plan is for the Sequoia Road Crew to return to maintenance on the Mineral King road as soon as the current road center and fog line striping project is completed through the Giant Forest area this week.Mineral King road maintenance will consist of spot brushing priority areas, […]