Yesterday we took a field trip to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Each spring, since moving to California, I have wanted to go see wildflowers. Something has always gotten in the way, but not this year. We packed up the car and drove an hour and a half north to Lancaster and then west to the reserve.
As you are driving out from Lancaster you can see hills in the distance that are awash in a strange, almost unnatural, salmon orange. Then you pass the sign that says 11 miles to the reserve and you are even more amazed by the blaze of color you can see from this distance.
Admittedly, we are not the smartest crew, visiting a poppy reserve during peak bloom season on a Sunday afternoon. (And by telling you that, you now also know we skipped out on the Sunday afternoon session. If Douglas doesn't get a new job soon we'll all know why.) Let's just say the reserve was crowded! It was also very windy. But despite all the drawbacks - it was beautiful. Here are a few pictures.
2 comments:
OOH! I want to go there! Where is Lancaster? I'll have to look on a map. Also, I just learned about a really neet state Park in Riverside - the Citrus Heritage park. It looks beautiful, orange groves, palms and mountains. We will have to do an outing. Do you have any pictures I could paint from - wild flowers etc?
That is so beautiful! Mason is getting so big-he looks just like you Michele.
Is Doug looking for another job now? Julio is waiting to hear from a different state job he applied for. Good luck with that!
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