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Related: About this forumCalifornia's superbloom has totally outdone Texas' bluebonnets
The superbloom has migrated north to California's Central Valley, and the show is simply indescribable at the Carrizo Plain National Monument. The Valley floor has endless expanses of yellows and purples from coreopsis, tidy tips and phacelia, with smaller patches of dozens of other species. Not to be outdone, the Temblor Range is painted with swaths of wildlflowers in oranges yellow and purple like something out of a storybook. Visitors are flocking to the area to see this explosion of color, and travelers should be prepared with a full tank of gas as there are no services in the monument. Photos by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management - California. #trackthebloom
Every year Texas anticipates the huge bluebonnet bloom that happens in the spring.
Photographers are ready for trips out to the fields for senior portraits, baby pictures or even a session for pets, and while they make great portraits, literally nothing can compare to the photos coming out of California right now.
The torrential rains that hit the state seemed to have paid off because the mountainsides and valleys are covered in a blanket of technicolor wildflowers.
The U.S. Department of the Interior posted photos to Facebook showing just a small part of the bloom.
Read more and see more photos: http://www.mrt.com/life/article/California-s-superbloom-has-totally-outdone-11048896.php
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California's superbloom has totally outdone Texas' bluebonnets (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Apr 2017
OP
I wish people wouldn't trample them & spread picnic blankets & take selfies in them
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2017
#2
Thats beautiful, but the Texas Hill Country this time of year is incomparable.
Dustlawyer
Apr 2017
#3
mountain grammy
(26,573 posts)1. If I wasn't headed east for my grandkids.. I'd be in California
beautiful! Would love to be there.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,790 posts)2. I wish people wouldn't trample them & spread picnic blankets & take selfies in them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-super-bloom-trampled_us_58e6c392e4b0cdad578e5cac
Californias Super Bloom Trampled By Hordes Of Overeager Visitors
Prime lake trail was shut as environmentalists assessed damage, added staff to protect wildflowers.
Californias Super Bloom Trampled By Hordes Of Overeager Visitors
Prime lake trail was shut as environmentalists assessed damage, added staff to protect wildflowers.
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)3. Thats beautiful, but the Texas Hill Country this time of year is incomparable.
Rolling hills of Bluebonnets, red Indian Paintbrush, and many other wildflowers bestowed to us by Ladybird Johnson are a sight to behold!
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)5. I'm flying into Dallas tomorrow, is that near there?
I'll be there for a week. Any suggestions?
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)7. They are more Southwest of there, but you could probably drive to some.
I would ask some locals where they would have some nearby. Out of Austin they are all around.
spooky3
(34,304 posts)4. Gorgeous! Thanks.
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)6. K & R