Comments on: California Desert Wildflowers – A Great Spring!

By: michaelgordon

michaelgordon — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:01:33 +0000

Hi Ron: it’s a bit early for me to state with certainty (I need to get back out there and scout, but I’m currently tied up with office workshops). Here are two sources for information:

http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-anza1-2009mar01
http://www.calphoto.com/wflower.htm

I hope this helps. Anza-Borrego should be a ‘for sure’ this year. Best of luck to you!

By: ron hirsch

ron hirsch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:37:22 +0000

i plan on going to the desert to photograph wildflowers in
the next two weeks-what areas would you suggust would
the best??

thanks for your help

ron

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By: Jim Goldstein

Jim Goldstein — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:27:51 +0000

Great information Michael! Thanks for the write up.

By: Ron Niebrugge

Ron Niebrugge — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:49:28 +0000

Sounds good!

Unfortunately, the dust is starting to blow down here, and judging from the forecast: http://tinyurl.com/35ov94 it is only going to get worse – gusts to 50 by Saturday! I hope they are wrong.

Ron

By: Michael Gordon

Michael Gordon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:04:08 +0000

Hey Ron: that’s a quite logical extension, and one I would have recommended had I actually driven it this spring and could detail my first-hand experience

I might be seeing you in Borrego Springs in a few days! Thanks.

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:23:45 +0000

Sounds very impressive Michael. I’ve been kicking myself for not going up to Amboy two weeks ago when I went to JTNP.

By: Ron Niebrugge

Ron Niebrugge — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:37:59 +0000

Hey Michael,

Great informative post. This year is really special, it is a must see – and smell!

How about a suggestion for day two to your tour? I would suggest continuing across I 10 down through Box Canyon toward Mecca – great verbena in places.

Then continue down South on 86, hang a right on S22 into Borrego Springs. Turn right on Henderson Canyon Road for some wonderful fields of Desert Gold. Hang another right on Digiorgio Road for some more outstanding fields of wildflowers.

To finish the trip, head up over the mountains to Lake Hodges and for the poppy fields along the Del Dios Highway.

Cheers,

Ron

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