Trail Guy took this photo last weekend.
In the olden days, we would have said it was not a good clear day. These days we are happy to see blue sky.
This photo is from the road. Since Mineral King is closed, we are only allowed to go to our cabins and not “recreate” anywhere. This is also due to the voluntary evacuation order. If it becomes mandatory (very slim chance), officials will have to find everyone to say “time to go”. If someone is out on a trail, an official won’t come looking for you! MK cabin folks were reprimanded gently by a Park official who said he was “disappointed”* to learn that people were leaving their cabin area. However, I happen to know that it was Silver City folks, not Mineral King folks who defied the order. Yes, there is a difference, a 4 mile difference.
(I just wanted to set the record straight and defend my immediate neighbors.)
Instead of going to Mineral King, I went to the coast to see some blue sky. I’ll show you next Friday.
*I refrained from telling the official that we were disappointed that he didn’t open the campgrounds this summer – took a bit of discipline, but I managed somehow.
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Glad to see some improvement in the skies from what you shared last week. Hope it lasts for you all. By the way, what beautiful trees! Ours are just starting to change this past week. Blessings to you, Jana!
Cheryl, that is the one of the few reliable places where we can see fall color. Thanks for checking in!
That seems to be the consensus–ANY blue is better than all brown, sky-wise.
Thank you for confirming that the perps were from SC and not EMK or WMK. I would hope we would know better, although there are some rebels I could name . . . but shan’t. This time.
Love, love the golden aspen! I have some September photos from years past from the same vantage point, plus along the trail around Aspen Flat (when recreating was allowed!) with gold/orange aspen colors. Love!
Sharon, it seems that we are grasping and stretching to find things that are “normal”. The desire for peace and beauty has gotten stronger with each passing week.
Peace, beauty . . . and a sense of normalcy. This has been a hard year for all three.
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