April 28, 2006. Point Reyes National Seashore. Bayview Trailhead; Inverness Ridge to Bucklin to Muddy Hollow to Bayview trails. 7.9 miles
Well, yesterday I went on a hike from work that was a wildflower extravaganza. The area had been burned in the 1995 Mount Vision fire, and most of the hike was through young Bishop pine and ceanothus. The ceanothus was blooming, and so prevalent that at times the whole hillside looked blue. It reminded me of the Blue Mountains in Australia, which get their blue haze from oils exuded into the air by eucalyptus.
Here's a sample of the wildflowers I saw:
There's blue eyed grass, Oakland star tulip, and the pink one is, maybe, checkerbloom? I'm not sure. I don't have a very good wildflower guide, just the thumbnails in the back of the Hiking Marin book. I shall have to invest in one someday soon.
How 'bout some animals for good measure? You got your banana slug, and your California Quail.
This weekend: Tomales Point Trail. Stay tuned! -Kelly
Well, yesterday I went on a hike from work that was a wildflower extravaganza. The area had been burned in the 1995 Mount Vision fire, and most of the hike was through young Bishop pine and ceanothus. The ceanothus was blooming, and so prevalent that at times the whole hillside looked blue. It reminded me of the Blue Mountains in Australia, which get their blue haze from oils exuded into the air by eucalyptus.
Here's a sample of the wildflowers I saw:
There's blue eyed grass, Oakland star tulip, and the pink one is, maybe, checkerbloom? I'm not sure. I don't have a very good wildflower guide, just the thumbnails in the back of the Hiking Marin book. I shall have to invest in one someday soon.
How 'bout some animals for good measure? You got your banana slug, and your California Quail.
This weekend: Tomales Point Trail. Stay tuned! -Kelly
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