Wildflower Wonders of the High Desert

WILDFLOWER WONDERS OF THE HIGH DESERT by Lynn Bauer was taken in the High Desert community of Lancaster in Southern California. This area is part of... more

by Lynn Bauer

Title

Wildflower Wonders of the High Desert

Artist

Lynn Bauer

Medium

Photograph - Photography/digital Art

Description

WILDFLOWER WONDERS OF THE HIGH DESERT by Lynn Bauer was taken in the High Desert community of Lancaster in Southern California. This area is part of the Mojave Desert, but you would be hard pressed to recognize it as such during the springtime, when the wildflowers are blooming! California is now in a severe season of drought, but somehow, we got just enough rain at the right times to put on a pretty impressive wildflower show this year! It was a bit short-lived due to heat and winds that developed...but, I was blessed to capture some images at the peak of the bloom. I saw this area in the hills near the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, and I drove my car down a number of dirt roads to reach it! I was very thankful that I made the stop on my first trip out there, because the next time I visited, a week later, the road had been closed to through traffic.
The wildflowers here are the orange California poppy (the state flower), blue or purple phacelia, and little yellow goldfields.
Please be sure to check out all the images in both my California and my Wildflowers galleries!

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April 24th, 2015