Thank you very much. I too have some great memories, specifically a visit to the flowers with my parents and it decided to snow on us. The desert can be an amazing place😊
Hi Doug ,.really enjoyed your video, great photography . I'm from the UK and would love to visit the area one day. Can I ask, what are the green mounds dotted in the landscape , some sort of shrub?
Thanks for stopping by James. Those mounds may be some Blue Phacelia that have either already bloomed or are about to bloom. Or, as you suggested, some other bush or shrub that I did not identify for you 🤔 in either case, they add a little contrast in color against all the Poppies in the area. Hope you do get to visit Southern California some day‼
They certainly won't be like this. This was recorded in thew first week in April in, what might have been, the peek of their bloom. In mid May I'm guessing there will be some flowers, but nothing liked this. ☹
You cannot launch a drone from within the park boundaries. And, although the state would have you think otherwise, it is perfectly legal to fly over the state park just like any helicopter or airplane, per FAA regulations. FYI, I flew near the park but not over it. The fact is the best areas for flowers are actually outside of the park‼️ And thank you for your comment. 😊
I agree with Doug Bell that the best blooms are not within the park but ouside of it. With the rains we had this past winter I'm not sure that low clearance vehicles can negotiate the dirt roads. There are less visitors outside the park itself.
Stay on paths / roads -- do not walk thru the flowers. Do not take "just one plant" for your yard, or seeds. You can buy them commercially so there's no environmental harm. Do not pick the flowers. They'll wilt almost immediately anyhow. Get an eyeful! Enjoy!
