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 […]
An Attempt to Get Into Mineral King
Was Trail Guy really attempting to get into Mineral King? Or was he just having a fun day with his buddy Mike? Whatever the motivation, they didn’t make it to the end of the road but they did have a good time together. The photos aren’t in any particular order, and I can’t identify where […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Twelve, Part B
On Day Twelve, the final day of repainting the Mineral King mural in Exeter, I spent a lot of time staring at the wall to determine what might need a touch-up, some polishing, a minor correction. It was hot, and the longer I stood there, the less I could see to do. Fortunately, there were […]
Mineral King Mural, Day Twelve, Part A
First, on Day Twelve, I returned the truck. Just drove it like I knew what I was doing, but sitting there on the giant bench seat, I couldn’t even reach the top of the steering wheel with my hands because it was so huge. Nice Freightliner, and I got it up to 25 mph. Just […]
Repainting Mineral King, One Day Left
Today will be my last day on this wall. The list of touch-ups, detailing, hiding things, camouflaging hidden things, and evaluating is long and boring. Maybe the photos will be interesting. I’ll show you tomorrow what I did today. Meanwhile, I thought you might like to see the photos I worked from for the mural. […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Eight
It wasn’t hot Monday! I thought I’d be able to paint on the Mineral King mural in Exeter (please excuse the redundancy – it is for the search engines) until around 5 p.m., but no way because I am a middle-aged wuss who ran out of gas. A pleasant day with lots of interesting folks […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Five
Happy Birthday, Laura!! Repainting Mineral King, Day Five was a wuss-out day. The heat did me in. Sometimes I wonder if my Mom would have been climbing around on the back of a truck in the heat at age 57 . . . no, she was probably climbing a home-made scaffolding while hanging wallpaper. How […]
Water in Mineral King
What water in Mineral King? Isn’t it all snow right now? I’m glad you asked (all interviewees either say that or “Good question” in response to most questions). This is a pencil drawing of water in Mineral King, on Franklin Creek. I discovered a great name for it in my own imagination, without resorting to […]
Mineral King Road Messes
Last week Trail Guy and Retired Postman headed up the Mineral King Road. This was a couple of days after some very heavy rains. First stop? My favorite bridge, of course. (The Oak Grove Bridge). Retired Postman is very very tall, so he was able to take a photo above all the messy shrubs. This […]
Trail Guy Blazes the Way to Mineral King
Before Trail Guy was Trail Guy, he was Road Guy in Sequoia National Park. One of his specialties was opening the Mineral King Road in the spring. This week someone from the Park asked if he’d help make the road passable for snow mobiles so people could get up there to do a snow survey. […]