Only a few people hit the trail today, which was a good thing because a thunderstorm unleashed some heavy rain throughout the forest. Wildflowers are blooming, but it is going to be a few more weeks before the major bloom arrives. These were the first flowers for this area that is under a lot of shade of chaparral and mountains in many parts of the trail, while other parts of the trail have lots of sun. The super bloom is coming!
Lasthenia gracilis or Needle goldfields
Cardamine californica or CA milkmaids
Manzanita
Ceanothus or CA Lilac
Ceanothus or CA lilac
Claytonia perfoliata or Miner’s Lettuce
Micranthes saxifrage or CA saxifrage
Paeonia californica or CA Peony
CA Poppy
Eriophyllum or Woolly Sunflower
Rhus ovata or Sugar Sumac
Solanum xanti or Chaparral Nightshade
Marah fabacea or CA Manroot
Mirabilis laevis or Desert Wishbone-bush
Crocanthemum scoparium or Peak Rockrose
Ceanothus cverrucosus or White Coast Ceanothus
Venegasia carpesioides or Canyon Sunflower
Lilium humboldtii or Humboldt Lily
Please keep our trails clean and do not litter. Please keep our trails untouched and do not tag on the rocks or trees.
Let’s leave no trace and respect the beauty we are fortunate enough to visit.