Frank Farmer

Hi, welcome to my photo site! Most of my photos are from vacation, hiking and camping trips, music concerts and other special events. I tend to take a lot of pictures, when I'm out doing whatever. The intent is to immerse the viewer with a detailed feel for the experience and place. I hope you enjoy your visit! Best regards, Frank (AKA Tiocampo)

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    Family

  • Vacation Trips

    Vacation Trips

  • Camping Trips

    Camping Trips

  • Day Trips

    Day Trips

  • Evelyne Farmer's Travel Journal

    Evelyne Farmer's Travel Journal

  • Frank S. Farmer's Military Journal

    Frank S. Farmer's Military Journal

  • Craig Farmer's Aircraft Photos

    Craig Farmer's Aircraft Photos

  • Special Events

    Special Events

  • Tepo

    Tepo

  • Marion Ellard

    Marion Ellard

  • Projects for Friends

    Projects for Friends

  • Sacramento Eichler Archive

    Sacramento Eichler Archive

Recent Galleries

  • Late Season Color Near Oak Hall Bend

    Late Season Color Near Oak Hall Bend

  • Documents

    Documents

  • Photographs by Walter Larson (1988)

    Photographs by Walter Larson (1988)

  • Misty December Morning at Oak Hall Bend

    Misty December Morning at Oak Hall Bend

  • Kitchen Remodel

    Kitchen Remodel

  • Pyramid Peak Daylight 1996

    Pyramid Peak Daylight 1996

  • MMBR Shows from the UK

  • Northern California Volcanic Field Trip 1976

    Northern California Volcanic Field Trip 1976

  • Bobelaine Sanctuary Venture

    Bobelaine Sanctuary Venture

  • New Roof, New HVAC 1998

    New Roof, New HVAC 1998

  • Conness Recon 1981

    Conness Recon 1981

  • Conness 1981

    Conness 1981

  • Three Passes 1982

    Three Passes 1982

  • Low Water Spring at Oak Hall Bend

    Low Water Spring at Oak Hall Bend

  • Social Distance at Oak Hall Bend

    Social Distance at Oak Hall Bend

  • Mick Martin and The Blues Rockers at Sacramento Zoo

    Mick Martin and The Blues Rockers at Sacramento Zoo

  • Harry Potter

    Harry Potter

  • Colin James at The Starlet Room

    Colin James at The Starlet Room

  • Monterey Penguins 2001

    Monterey Penguins 2001

  • Mick Martin Band at Jazz & Blues Vespers

    Mick Martin Band at Jazz & Blues Vespers

  • Aubrey Logan  at the Sofia

    Aubrey Logan at the Sofia

  • Sonny Landreth at the Sofia

    Sonny Landreth at the Sofia

  • Marcia Ball at the Sofia

    Marcia Ball at the Sofia

  • Alan Parsons Live Project at Crest Theatre

    Alan Parsons Live Project at Crest Theatre

Popular Photos

  • Point Bonita, Golden Gate Bridge
  • American Canyon Creek. XX marks the spot.
  • Trip map. The distance hiked was about 32 miles, with total elevation gain and loss about 10,600 feet. The route we hiked is shown in blue. Routes we considered taking but didn't are shown in red.

This Trip Report covers a loop trip that Ron Karliner and I completed in the Mineral King region of Sequoia National Park, from September 15-19, 2002. It was a great trip! The weather was very dry, and there were no mosquitos to be found. Bears did not pay us any visits.

Our route began at the Mineral King trailhead, climbing steeply toward Sawtooth Pass. We gravitated into Monarch Creek Canyon, where we camped the first night. We tried to minimize our impact on the canyon, knowing that NPS prefers that hikers stay out of there. We definitely minimized our impact on the overcrowded Monarch Lake Campground!

The next morning, we continued the steep, messy climb to Sawtooth Pass, and proceeded east and down to Columbine Lake. It was remarkable to encounter the huge cairns on the trail to the lake, after stumbing up the confusing Sawtooth Pass "Trail."

Our second night's camp was in Lost Canyon. The next day, we stopped to look at a NPS helicopter take off near the Soda Creek Trail junction, before climbing north and west around a big ridge to Big Five Lakes, and on to the third night camp at Little Five Lakes.

The next morning, we climbed steeply over Black Rock Pass, pausing to take pictures and reflect on the view. We met an interesting solo hiker, and traded information about water availability and trail conditions. We hiked down to our fourth camp, near Pinto Lake. It was very confusing to find Pinto Lake, once we were close to it. We used Ron's digital camera to check an image and locate the lake exactly. (Note to self in 2002: I gotta get a GPS!).

We continued down Cliff Creek Canyon on our fifth and last day, to the junction with the Timber Gap Trail. We began the long climb to that Timber Gap, stopping to take in a hazy view of Tableland in the distance. After pausing at Timber Gap, we tightened our boots one last time, and proceeded down steeply to the trailhead and the end of another great trip.
  • We encountered a dead snake (striped racer?) in the early part of the hike.
  • This is where we hiked. We could show the exact location of the Enchanted Pools, but that would take all the fun out of it. If I were looking for the Enchanted Pools, I would check along the Twin Lakes Creek, just above and downstream of where it is joined by Umpa Lake Creek.
  • Grouse Ridge to Glacier Lake trail map
  • This is The Ship I Sailed On - booklet.
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Chinese houses. Simply delightful.
  • Nice rock and tree arrangement.
  • Scarlet Pimpernel (exotic from Europe).
  • Salmonberry.
  • Sticky Bush Monkeyflower.
  • Paige picked out our route. It came out to about 14 miles, total. A nice walk in the park!
  • Frank's feet. The water felt very good!
  • Our hike route for today. We stopped for lunch near Round Lake. After that, we took a cross-country route around Long Lake, rejoining the trail north of Island Lake. We contemplated an ascent of Fall Creek Mountain, but decided to save that for another day. It was my first time hiking from this trailhead, and I was pretty impressed!
  • Small snake. I told this snake to get moving, or it would be a snack for a bird. There were hawks, gulls, and crows swirling nearby.
  • Heading up in the open. The sun was really bright! Glad I loaded up on sunscreen.
  • HMV (His Master's Voice, the British version of RCA) is big-time record chain in the UK. I bought a bunch of CDs at HMVs in Guildford, Oxford, and Portsmouth. (Thanks to Will Murray for reminding me what HMV stands for.)
  • Trip map -- Daily route profiles are at the end of this gallery
  • Mike T. and Rich.
  • Frank standing at top of wall near his living quarters
  • Steps near Officer's Club at Camp Howze
  • Nice view of Castle Peak.
  • Fall Creek Mountain.
  • Bush poppy?
  • Pano view of Long Lake
  • Cottonwood Lake #3
  • Creek flowing from Cottonwood Lakes #4 and #5.
  • Back at Long Lake
  • Looking across the cirque, at Cirque Peak
  • Made it!
  • Hiking the summit plateau. In the background are Joe Devel Peak and Mount Pickering, with the Kaweah Peaks in the far distance.
  • Heading into the canyon route for Long Lake and New Army Pass.
  • Looking down from the edge of the plateau.
  • Leaving Mt. Tallac.
  • Bree, Bonnie, Frank on Mt. Tallac.
  • White Mountain
  • Canoeists at Wrights Lake
  • Point Bonita, Golden Gate Bridge
  • Mount Tamalpais
  • San Francisco, Bay Bridge, Treasure Island
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Winding our way to the summit of Bald Mountain
  • Grouse Ridge to Glacier Lake profile
  • Frank (yours truly). Photo by Mike D.
  • Last view of Big Meadow. The day closed with the return hike and drive home. I got checked out later and recovered OK, including a nice shiner black eye over the next few days. Thanks again to my hiking friends for a wonderful day and for rendering aid when I got hurt.
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