Today I took a day off from my normal Sunday routine and went to Mineral King. Big surprise, that destination, hunh? Anyway, it was very very beautiful. You can see for yourself in these pictures. Besides, I needed to see it in person once more before beginning to paint!These funny little machines were a great method of transportation over a road that was intermittently snow and bare pavement (we need more snow!!!)This is Sawtooth, which will appear from a different angle in the mural but remains recognizable. And Farewell Gap is the most photographed site in Mineral King. This is the view from the bridge.  The little machines vapor-locked because it was so warm up there today, so I skied over to the cabin while we waited for them to cool down. I had to find an extra pair of sunglasses for our friend. His shades are somewhere down around Redwood Canyon – if you find them next summer, please let me know!