Frank McDonough usually does his fall color reporting from the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Gardens, but found himself in Mineral King this week, as storms rolled past.
He had the presence of mind to sent back these powerful images and score a First Report for majestic Mineral King, a subalpine glacier valley at the southern end of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada.
Past Peak YOU MISSED IT! – Mineral King – Quaking aspen appear to be past peak, though willows, grasses and shrubbery color Mineral King with bright gold, yellow, orange and lime.
Got HDR BRO? looks fake…
Nope. It’s real.