Sierra Nevada spring wildflowers
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 11:23 am
Yesterday, Sunday April 30, drove along the Sierra Nevada lower elevation foothills noting areas are now looking increasingly brown and drying with late season species like clarkia peaking. April 18 drove along serpentine areas on SR49 between Red Hills and Mariposa noting flowers numbers were about average though far less impressive than on big years. Also drove into the lower Merced Canyon between Briceberg and El Portal and likewise noted though there were lots of usual species and numbers, it was far from what it looks like in better years. Of note, poppies this spring along the Merced were reported to be poor and looked it. Generally I suspect many Northern California usual better wildflower areas are going to disappoint despite all the rains we received because March was rather dry that is the most important for lower elevation species and grasses that tend to suppress native species rose up strongly after the huge January and February storms.
Tomorrow Tuesday and Wednesday breezes are forecast to be light making close-up photography possible. So am thinking will drive up to areas above the main Tuolumne River as Cherry Lake Rd, Mather Rd, Hetch Hetchy Rd Evergreen Rd that have a lot of options, low roadside traffic, and many flowers and species. Could even drive up their tonight and disperse camp? The timing may be a wee early for higher areas about 4k that were fine a couple years ago but this year maybe too soon?
http://www.davidsenesac.com/2015_Trip_C ... .html#may2
However one can easily drop down from that area into lower areas of the canyon.
After all my Southern California spring wildflower work, completed all the image processing and subsequent html coding and uploading to my web site. Very successful with some of my best such work ever. Thus decision to retire a couple months ago allowing freedom to go when conditions were best has paid off in gold.
David
http://www.davidsenesac.com/2017_Trip_C ... les-0.html
Tomorrow Tuesday and Wednesday breezes are forecast to be light making close-up photography possible. So am thinking will drive up to areas above the main Tuolumne River as Cherry Lake Rd, Mather Rd, Hetch Hetchy Rd Evergreen Rd that have a lot of options, low roadside traffic, and many flowers and species. Could even drive up their tonight and disperse camp? The timing may be a wee early for higher areas about 4k that were fine a couple years ago but this year maybe too soon?
http://www.davidsenesac.com/2015_Trip_C ... .html#may2
However one can easily drop down from that area into lower areas of the canyon.
After all my Southern California spring wildflower work, completed all the image processing and subsequent html coding and uploading to my web site. Very successful with some of my best such work ever. Thus decision to retire a couple months ago allowing freedom to go when conditions were best has paid off in gold.
David
http://www.davidsenesac.com/2017_Trip_C ... les-0.html