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Old March 11th, 2008, 09:08 AM   #1
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Old March 11th, 2008, 09:31 AM   #2
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Are you going to make a trip out there? I remember you posting some pictures a while ago.
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Old March 11th, 2008, 09:35 AM   #3
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RR, wasn't it you who posted the "spilled paint" wildflower photo a few years ago? That is still one of my favorites.
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Thanks! I 'm definitely planning a road trip!
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some hills of the Kern River were awash in orange last weekend.

really bright orange.
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I heard Elsinore and Joshua Tree are covered with flowers.


here's a map of Borrego, from the report most the flowers are at the top side of the map.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/fi...p%203-8-08.pdf

Here is the park's wildflower report
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I saw this in Sunday's paper also, and the word "roadtrip" came to mind.

Then I began to wonder about what specific moment changed my life so dramatically. So dramatically, in fact, that the possibility of looking at flowers would evoke an Animal House'ish "roadtrip" from my mouth.

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I hear that the hills around Lake Elsinore are orange with thousands poppies. I am thinking of heading out for a gander.
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It sounded great until the part of the article that mentioned "hordes of people". I'll pass.
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Don't go on the weekend and don't go to the main drag and I think you can avoid the crowds.

In fact I think there is a Chino Hills park where there are a lot of wildflowers right now so you don't even need to leave home. Here is a pic taken at the Lower Aliso Canyon Trail a few days ago.



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Nice. Now THAT is something I will check out!
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