Spring 2008 Wildflower Trip Chronicles
by David Senesac

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...and general chronicle notes

Joshua Tree National Park 6-day Road Trip
   February 26 thru March 2
...page 1
Tuesday February 26 the long drive
desert of flowers
Wednesday February 27 exploring the roads
Humbug Mountain bajada hike
sand verbena hill hike stomping Sahara mustards
...page 2
road trip gear & logistics
Wednesday afternoon lupine at Sheephole Pass
evening back at the burned truck
Thursday February 28 morning among sand verbena
driving into the vast Colorado Desert
geological terms
pleasant camping in the Orocopia Mountains
Friday February 29 morning in the Orocopia
Joshua Tree National Park Cottonwood Wash
photography strategies on the bajada
...page 3
Friday afternoon Cottonwood Mountains bajada hike
another evening back in the Orocopia
Saturday March 1, dawn Cottonwood Wash hike
lower canyon Cottonwood Wash hike
Cottonwood Wash main bajada hike
Saturday afternoon Cottonwood Mountains bajada hike
magnificent red skies at dusk
Santa Ana night winds rout David
Sunday March 2 driving back north
lushly green southern Sierra foothills
concluding the adventure

Diablo Range Day Trips
   March 8 & 9
...page 4
blue dicks & Poppy Hill
returning Sunday March 9

Southern California Wildflowers
close-up slideshow that includes 42 new additional images from these 2008 trips.

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Southern California 10-day Road Trip
   March 12 thru March 21, 2008
...page 5
another long drive south
brilliant orange California poppies in Tulare
lush wildflowers in Kern County foothills
Thursday March 13 morning at Amboy Crater
close-up wildflower work
north along Kelbaker Road in the eastern Mojave
south through Joshua Tree National Park
...page 6
Friday March 14, a morning in Smoke Tree Wash
fan palms at Cottonwood Springs
escaping south in violent winds
windy Saturday March 15 at Anza-Borrego State Park
change of plans with desert rains
Sunday March 16, a hike up Henderson Canyon
dense flowers at lower Coyote Wash
Monday March 17 hike back up Henderson Canyon
images made at lower Coyote Wash
...page 7
exploring Coyote Creek Canyon
driving northwest to the Elsinore Mountains
Tuesday March 18 where are the wildflowers?
searching along roads for flowers
a hidden basin of lush flowers
David's long hiking day into flowers
Wednesday March 19 discovering Our Lord's Candle flowers
...page 8
wildflowers by track home hills
Thursday March 20 return to Our Lord's Candle flowers
glorious flowers
David heads back north
Friday March 21 the final road home

Central Coast Range Road Trip
   April 3 thru 6
...page 9
Thursday April 3, exploring remote rural roads
Soda Lake Carrizo Plain National Monument
Caliente Ridge Road and Selby Camp
lush wildflower hills in Santa Barbara County
Friday April 4, a hazy jet contrail morning
a windy afternoon
wonderful morning, Saturday April 4
the road home up the Pacific Coast
camping high in the Santa Lucia Range
Sunday April 6, sandy Monterey beaches