More Mineral King Fun in August

August isn’t the most beautiful month in Mineral King but it might be the busiest in  terms of visitation. Who can blame folks for wanting to escape the heat of the flatlands?

There are cone flowers in my neighborhood. This is one of the yellow flowers that doesn’t look exactly like all the others (but looks close if it hasn’t yet matured into a cone-head.)
This is an iron spring, not to be confused with Soda Springs (although the water tastes just as bad.) It is just a different name for the same phenomenon.
An artifact – part of an old bedframe. . . I can hear the voice now, “Henry, I’m NOT sleeping in the woods unless you bring my bed!”
Trail Guy found another artifactual bedframe. What’s the deal? A Mineral King Motel 6?
I FOUND A NEW FLOWER!! This one is called Grass of Parnassus. Excuse me? Who is Parnassus and why is this lovely little white bowl called a “grass”?
Always looks better in person but I thought you’d enjoy a little evening light.
My neighbor told me that he loves the view from the pay phone in the parking lot in the evening. Bruce, this photo is for you.
Hi Maxine.

And in case you were wondering how my favorite bridge looks in August, here is a recent photo.

The Oak Grove Bridge on the Mineral King road.

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4 Comments

  1. Jana, love that you found a new flower! And always love seeing that bridge. Enjoy the last few days of August!

    • Cheryl, do you ever find new birds? Sometimes I find flowers that don’t appear in my books and I wonder if it happens with you and birds.

  2. I love that bridge also!

    Jim

    • Hi Jim, you have excellent taste! Thank you for checking in and for signing your comment.

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