It is steep, really really steep, but White Chief canyon/bowl/valley begins only about 2-1/2 miles out of Mineral King. It has so much variety – you can go short or far, there are natural caves and historical mining tunnels, and a zillion kinds of rocks, sink holes, a lake, some sort of ponds, and even […]
What Do We Do In Mineral King?
Sometimes in Mineral King we just hang around the cabin, knitting, splitting wood, reading, playing a game called Mancala (I don’t like games but this is a tradition with my annual guest PC, and besides, the marbles are really beautiful), and baking pies in a wood stove oven. Then we say, “What are we doing?? […]
Wood Stove, Pies, and Friendship in Mineral King
(Today’s post is about cabin life in Mineral King rather than hiking. If this is boring to you, tune in again next Friday.) In a former life, I was a baker. Pies were the specialty of the outfit where I was employed. It was a long time ago. Now I only bake pies for special […]
List of random thoughts about cabins and Mineral King
For clarification, this blog is about a California artist, me, to be specific. Mineral King is one of my main sources of inspiration, it is in California, I call my business “Cabinart”, there are cabins in Mineral King, and this is The Season in Mineral King. Any questions? Yes? Click on the commenting line that […]
Hike to Empire, Part 2
We left our eight hikers at the bunkhouse ruins just below the Empire Mines in Mineral King. There are four different mining holes. (Are they called that?) I don’t know if they are separate mines, or entries to the same mine. Some might be enterable, but not unless you have ropes and know what you […]
Trail Guy Led a Hike to Empire in Mineral King
One Saturday a.m., it was raining like crazy in Mineral King. Too bad. We geared up, and headed over to the Sawtooth parking lot to see if there were any hardy souls who wanted to visit the Empire mines. We found 2 people in flip-flops, and said, “Nope, not those shoes”. They knew that but […]
New and Improved Farewell Gap
Last year I did an oil painting of a standard Mineral King scene, Farewell Gap. It didn’t sell. No big deal. I took it to shows and put it on my website. It didn’t sell. What gives? I took it back to the Silver City Store this year and everything has sold so far except […]
Rainy Morning Fun in Mineral King
How many people does it take to build a futon bunk bed? FIVE! (The white in the foreground is the so-called “instruction” sheet and reader’s hands, and #5 is taking the photo.) No, SIX!! (The cowboy hat is on the head of an engineer, who was just as baffled as we were by the so-called […]
Final Mineral King Cabin Pencil Drawings For Sale
Remember to take care when buying – each Buy Now button is beneath its drawing. Martin-Dula, page 64, 7-7/8 x 5″, $39 SOLD
More Mineral King Cabin Pencil Drawings For Sale
Take care – each Buy Now button is BENEATH its cabin drawing.