Tag: Mineral King

All photos in this post are courtesy of Dr. Christopher Tremblay of Western Michigan University. He is a 1994 graduate of the Lee Honors College and has been fascinated by Disney since his parents took him to Disneyworld at age 5. Now he gets to share that love with other honors students at his alma mater.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Walt Disney wanted to build a ski resort in Mineral King. It was under the jurisdiction of the National Forest Service, and they were inviting people to put in bids for the project.

The ski resort didn’t happen. That’s a whole other blog post (or 2 or 12).

At Western Michigan University, there is a special summer class that participates in something called “Walt’s Pilgrimage”. One of their stops was Mineral King last year, and they liked it so much that they returned this year.

Today’s posting about Mineral King will be in list form. This is a trick that frequent bloggers use when their subject matter is a little disorganized or random or willy-nilly.

1. The annual Picnic in the Park by the Mineral King Preservation Society took place last Saturday. I didn’t take any photos. The highlight was when Trail Guy was called upon to tell about his 3 winters in Mineral King. He spoke like a polished professional, telling his story briefly with no umms and uhhs, relating the events in sequential order without backtracking, and including both emotion and humor. This might make a good book. I’ll keep practicing with other people.
2. We met some young adults from France who are interning in computer science at UNLV. We took them to Franklin Falls, and then they decided that they really wanted to go to Franklin Lake. It was 2:30 in the afternoon, and they were driving back to Las Vegas that night! Youth. I didn’t take any photos, but they did, and if they email any to me, I’ll show you.
3. The biting flies were ferocious. I didn’t take any photos. I am scratching like a stray dog.
4. The flowers were excellent. I didn’t take any photos.
5. Trail Guy has been taking photos. He has saved this blog post from having no photos. If you’ve made it this far, here is your reward in flowers.

Sometimes when I am in Mineral King, I make a point to experience as many senses as possible.

I feel the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the shade.I hear the birds and the wind and the water. After the rain I smell mugwort and currant bushes. I see wonderful scenes, which are the easiest to share with you on this blog. I try not to put stuff in my mouth, but sometimes in late fall I do taste the currants. (They are sort of more trouble than they are worth.)

Late last night, I got back from 12 days in Israel. (Yes, I posted ahead to my blog for the time I was away. Please forgive me for not responding to comments or emails during that time. I will be sending out coloring books to those of you who ordered soon. Thank you for your patience.)

So, because today is Friday and Fridays are for Mineral King, see if this movie will play for you so you can hear a little bit of Mineral King in addition to seeing it.

Mineral King (Click on the words Mineral King, and a movie might open for you in a separate window. Key word here: “might”. I’ve never tried this before. Never gone to Israel before either.)