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  • Northern California 2024

    Northern California 2024

    Northern California has gotten another round of epic rainfall this winter. As a result, the area is brimming with greenery this spring. I visited Point Reyes, Mt. Diablo, Napa Valley, and some waterfalls near Auburn, CA. All in all, it was fun and rewarding spring break trip.

  • California Wildflowers 2023

    California Wildflowers 2023

    I did a quick trip out to California to check out the remnants of the 2023 wildflower season. I was not disappointed. Both Carrizo Plain National Monument and Mt. Figueroa has tremendous displays of flowers. The poppies were as thick as I have ever seen them at Mt. Figueroa. All that rain earlier this season really proceeded a stunning display of flowers.

    The Carrizo Plain is located near Bakersfield, CA on one end and about 1.5 hrs from San Luis Obispo on the other. I drove the 45 mile dirt road from end to end. The best displays were air the northern part from Soda Lake northward. The tidy tips and hillside daisy were blooming in profusion at the southern end of Soda Lake. Large fields of owl’s clover could also be seen nearby.

    At Mt. Figueroa near Los Olives, the poppies were the star. I have never seen such thick carpets of poppies there. Grass mountain had a good display going near the top but the best spot was right at the entrance station. The fields there were radiant orange. Lupine and bush lupine were also mixed in giving the area an orange and purple glow. What an amazing sight to see.

  • Arizona Wildlfowers 2023

    Arizona Wildlfowers 2023

    I flew to Arizona to check out the wildflowers for a short trip this week. I saw a few great shows of wildflowers but it took some driving to find them. Some areas are experiencing a superbloom of flowers while others, especially near Tucson, are barely green. The best areas I found were the Superstition Mountains near Apache Junction just east of Phoenix, Organ Pipe National Monument near Ajo, and Highway 77 south of Globe.

    I began my trip by driving down to Organ Pipe. I had come too early to see the great show in 2019 but this year was also worth the trip. Brittlebrush is blooming like crazy in some spots of the park and a field of lupine was blooming in profusion near the park entrance. There was not the variety of wildflowers seen in other years like 2005 but it was still pretty to see. Brittlebrush is booming along the mountain loops. The Coulter’s lupine in particular were right at their peak bloom. I took a hike on the Arch trail and found a few poppies blooming as well.

    Lost Dutchman State Park between Phoenix and Superior was lush green this year. It made for quite the sight. Unfortunately, the weather was rainy the morning I was there so not much time to explore. The rain stopped by the time I got to the Peralta Trailhead on the backside of the park and it was full of brittle brush, I also found a ton of lupine atop one of the nearby hillsides. I then traveled to Globe and headed a little ways down Highway 77. Some nice fields of poppies were blooming on the hillsides.

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