Flowers in the Carrizo Plain National Monument and surrounding mountains at the end of March, 2017

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Carrizo Plain from Caliente Mountain Road
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I think these are the only poppies I saw growing next to the road.
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It looks brighter today than I remember from yesterday. More flowers? Different light?
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Cuyama Valley has its share of flowers! The road through the middle is Hwy 166. (The view is looking south-west.)
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On Caliente Mountain Road.
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The south end of Caliente Mountain Road, no exit.
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Headed back up, you see things you couldn't see on the way down.
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And that's the last photo! Soon I'll start working on a video of the millions of colorful flowers waving in the breeze...

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