This was our closing weekend in the Land of No Electricity. It is a time of mixed emotions – it is difficult to be divided between two places, and it is difficult to leave a place we love. When we close the cabin, we cease to worry over freezing pipes, and leaving the cats alone at home. When we close the cabin, we also miss Mineral King like crazy and can’t wait until next summer. Isn’t that just how life is? You get one thing and lose another – it is the old “can’t have your cake and eat it too” dilemma. So, the appropriate response is gratitude for each wonderful thing, no matter how fleeting.
The colors were dull – almost everything took a hit from the unseasonably low temperatures in the previous weekend. The leaves mostly turned brown and crunchy instead of becoming more colorful.
However, if one was willing to walk a few miles, there were rewards!
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As the six of us only make our annual trip in the summer, I have rarely seen Mineral King when it is not bathed in green. While the colors may be faded as the valley moves toward winter, the beauty of the place still shines through. I look forward to seeing it in all its glory some spring.
Thanks for keeping the memories alive in your pictures, posts, and paintings.
It’s always with a sense of sadness that I head down the hill for the last time each season. You never know what can happen in the next 8 months or so, but, God willing, Mineral King will be there to welcome us all back next spring!
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