I’ve been gone. These pictures were taken two weeks ago. The snow was still plentiful on Farewell Gap, and the water was high.

Someone left his boots in the parking lot. They were gone the next day. Glad they were retrieved.

The light was very beautiful.

I saw the tiniest wildflowers and it was a reminder to keep a dime in my pocket to photograph these little ones so that you can understand the size (also in case I do a second edition of Mineral King Wildflowers.)

The wildflowers were decent along the Nature Trail, if you kept your eyes open, always a good policy when walking a trail (or a city sidewalk, or a rural road, or your hallway or. . .) These are both violets. (I just work here.)

This is a different sort of currant, but I forget the name.

Forget me nots are the most wonderful blue, a color that is hard to find in domestic flowers.

Mineral King, I won’t forget you. I’ll be back soon!