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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Drum Canyon Road - 2016

A little known gem for wildflowers in central California is Drum Canyon Road between highway 246 and the town of Los Alamos.  On a good year this short drive can offer a good display of many types of wildflowers.  Since this area had received more rain this year, we decided to check it out.

An abandoned truck along the road.



An old windmill being surrounded



Chinese Houses



Scarlet Pimpernel



The amount of Tacky Phacelia along the road this year was amazing.  This intense blue flower is one of our favorites.






Chia



California Poppies and a variety of Phacelia



Globe Gilia and a Checkerspot Butterfly




Spring color




Even some Farewell-to-Spring flowers


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