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California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Re: California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Post by shostack »

lacker wrote: post #2

This is the best year for wildflowers in the 15 years I have lived in California. If you live in San Francisco or the Silicon Valley area, now is a great time to go to parks like Edgewood. Especially if you are not usually a hiker but are interested in checking it out sometime - now is a great sometime. My recommendation if you live in SF but never really hike too much: http://bahiker.com/southbayhikes/edgewood.html

Any recommendations for good wildflower blooms in the mid Peninsula?

Re: California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Post by sulam »

setr wrote: post #9
sulam wrote: post #7

The article says it is an El Niño year, but that's wrong. Last year was, but this year has been extremely weird, in that we had more rain than we've ever gotten in a recorded El Niño year despite normal water temps in the tropical Eastern Pacific. Which is great, but makes me wonder what our climate models make of things!

Correction: the article actually says "But this year’s El Niño-like winter..." Its not claiming this is an El Niño year

Thanks, I read it too quickly!

Re: California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Post by jstandard »

shostack wrote: post #13
lacker wrote: post #2

This is the best year for wildflowers in the 15 years I have lived in California. If you live in San Francisco or the Silicon Valley area, now is a great time to go to parks like Edgewood. Especially if you are not usually a hiker but are interested in checking it out sometime - now is a great sometime. My recommendation if you live in SF but never really hike too much: http://bahiker.com/southbayhikes/edgewood.html

Any recommendations for good wildflower blooms in the mid Peninsula?

GP's recommendation (Edgewood) is mid-peninsula.

Re: California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Post by gcb0 »

bchjam wrote: post #12

I went on a local trail run in LA this week and was surprised by how many thick patches of wildflower there were. Swarmed with bees, snakes crossing the trail under my foot. Best spring in some time

drove recently from LA to SF via the dust bowl. it looks like a foreign country.

Re: California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Post by superted »

luckydude wrote: post #17

I just got back from the Carrizo Plain, it's good but starting to fade but still pretty amazing: http://mcvoy.com/lm/2017-carrizo-plain We made down and back in a day from the Santa Cruz mountains.

Awesome photos. I'll be visiting the US and be driving from SF to Las Vegas this weekend. Would you recommend making the detour to Carrizo to see the bloom, or am I too late to the party?

Re: California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery

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Post by luckydude »

superted wrote: post #19
luckydude wrote: post #17

I just got back from the Carrizo Plain, it's good but starting to fade but still pretty amazing: http://mcvoy.com/lm/2017-carrizo-plain We made down and back in a day from the Santa Cruz mountains.

Awesome photos. I'll be visiting the US and be driving from SF to Las Vegas this weekend. Would you recommend making the detour to Carrizo to see the bloom, or am I too late to the party?

I think you are borderline too late. I was too late for a lot of the blue-ish flowers. I suspect it will still be impressive, similar to my photos (which are jpegs right off the camera, no changes to the saturation/contrast settings).

That said, if this is your one chance and since you are going right by there, hell yes, go check it out. If it is at all decent it's so worth it.

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