MUST take pics

Matilija poppies at the beginning of the trail to Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park May, 2017.  The plants grow up to 8 feet in height and produce the largest flowers of any members of the poppy family.

I took my dog Nukers for a hike yesterday :)  Mission Trails is dog friendly, as long as you keep them on a leash and clean up after them if needed.  Things are warming up enough that it’s important to bring plenty of water for them as well as yourself.  The white flowers at the side of the trail are buckwheat.

Mission Trails Regional Park, May 2017

Alpine Stream, Mammoth Lakes area between Lake Mary and Duck Lake Pass

One of the trails in the Green Valley Falls area of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park - taken May 2017

Lupine just off the trail downstream from the falls

Bush Mallow, Green Valley Falls area, May 2017

Green Valley Falls, Rancho Cuyamaca State Park, May 2017

Just the right light, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

Oak Canyon trail, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

Oak Canyon Creek, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

Oak Canyon Trail, Mission Trails Regional Park, 4/8/2017

Grasslands, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

Anza Borrego State Park at sunrise - from my trip last Friday (3/10/2017).  (Some of the smaller wildflowers can be seen if you click to check out the hi-res version)

Anza Borrego State Park from last Friday (3/10/17) - I took this between the Visitor’s Center and the trail head to Palm Canyon.  The news said this spring was supposed to be one of the best for wildflowers since 2005. (I decided this would look better cropped than my previous version)

On my way to Palm Canyon in Anza Borrego State Park, I missed my turn - went a little too far and came across this (I had seen several other sculptures by  artist Ricardo Breceda a bit earlier alongside the road). Here’s an article I found about the artist.

Just a bit before the oasis in Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego State Park.