Today I headed out to the the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. It opens at 9 am, and I left the house early to get there about that time. It was about 120 miles to drive there (ok, so I should have googled that before I left), but was well worth it. I was glad I got there early - - it was in the 70s when I got there, and about 85 when I left for home about 11:30, which was much better than the 104 my car was registering as I was on the 5 Freeway below Griffith Park heading back through LA.
They had enough rain this year to bring out the poppies, and while they were warning folks about rattlesnakes, the only reptiles I saw were a few lizards, like the one pictured below. (Hint - you gotta look close).
They have lots of trails meandering through the hills, and I took lots of photos . . .
posted by Diane at 3:36 PM
9 Comments:
Are those iPhone pictures or your regular digital camera? I'll be really impressed if they are the phone. I love that last one especially because you really get the perspective of a "blanket" of poppies.
la - the photo I emailed you was taken with my iPhone, but these photos were taken with my digital camera
Oh, wow, do you think that's where they got their inspiration for the Wizard of Oz????
This are wonderful photos! And here, the crocus are finally blooming. Thanks for sharing, I love the one of the landscape being covered with orange poppies.
Beautiful colors! I am loving all the flower pictures you've been showing lately!
Wow...that's really beautiful.
Breathtaking!!
That last photo is wild!!
Wow! What an amazing view! I would love to go there sometime!
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