California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery(washingtonpost.com)
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California’s wildflower bloom can be seen on satellite imagery
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/13/californias-wildflower-superbloom-is-so-prolific-you-can-see-it-from-space/?utm_term=.327709fb895d
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Or drive down to Carrizo plain! Bit of a trek but lots of fun to explore.
I thought the plain was best later toward the Summer. When is typically the best time down there?
Now! Flowers are amazing we went down over the weekend. I'm guessing when it gets hot soon the flowers will wilt and the hills will turn brown. http://imgur.com/i2fOUPA
Thanks! If it weren't so far (past SLO) I'd go. I can imagine: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=carizzo%20plain&sort=rel...
Any recommendations for good wildflower blooms in the mid Peninsula?
GP's recommendation (Edgewood) is mid-peninsula.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Global warming means there is more energy in the system. It's like turning up the volume. Imagine a driven pendulum, it's just adding a bigger kick so the whole thing swings farther and faster. Of course I'm a layman, but I think experts would generally agree with my simplistic metaphors.
And, yeah, this is pretty much what was forecast [1]. The risks are coping with the long dry spells, and the heavy rain. 5 inches of rain in a day can be ugly if you're not ready.
[1]http://news.stanford.edu/2017/03/21/heavy-california-rains-p...
And, yeah, this is pretty much what was forecast [1]. The risks are coping with the long dry spells, and the heavy rain. 5 inches of rain in a day can be ugly if you're not ready.
[1]http://news.stanford.edu/2017/03/21/heavy-california-rains-p...
If you have a camera with a lens anything bigger than 1x1m are visible from space.
Writing "visible from Orbit" implies with the human eye.
Writing "visible from Orbit" implies with the human eye.
This is from 3 days ago. I wish the camera could capture what my eyes could see.
http://imgur.com/a/yJ6oD
http://imgur.com/a/yJ6oD
Palos Verdes in the LA Southbay area actually lived up to its name this past weekend when I visited.
My recommendation if you live in SF but never really hike too much: http://bahiker.com/southbayhikes/edgewood.html