North boundary, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR, Los Angeles County, CA, 4/8/2008
In spring of 2008 I spent a few days photographing wildflowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster, CA. Here is the view one afternoon at the north boundary of the park. The wind was very strong, making the photography challenging. But with the winds came dramatic clouds like the ones seen here over the distant rolling hills! The tiny yellow daisies are goldfields or Lasthenia glabrata. The orange flowers are California poppies or Eschscholzia californica, also known as copa de oro (cup of gold). The Poppy Reserve is a state-protected land located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. This grassland area is one of the state's most consistent poppy-bearing regions.
