Trying to predict the California wildflower season seems to be an almost futile task, with the final result depending on rainfall, temperature, wind and a host of other factors. Nevertheless, it's been a rainy winter and I'm feeling optimistic about the bloom season to follow. So are some of the sources I hear from, especially the folks in Death Valley, who report: "Tiny wildflower sprouts have started to appear in the lower elevations." Anza-Borrego State Park's website also says: "The desert is poised to burst into a riot of colorful blossoms."
To keep up with the latest status in the hottest spots, try these resources:
- Death Valley National Park website or join their Facebook group by searching for "Death Valley Flowers."
- Anza-Borrego Desert Park
- Theodore Payne Foundation Wildlflower Hotline - a good resource that reports on lots of locations.
More Wildflower Pictures: California Poppies in Antelope Valley - Hite Cove Trail, Yosemite - California Wildflower Pictures
If you're a fan of comic strips and cartoons, you can have a grand time running all over California visiting all the museums and seeing murals and other locations dedicated to them. You'll find statues of Bugs Bunny and Kermit the Frog, a museum full of Peanuts comic strips - and some of these animated characters even have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
With the Academy Awards just over, we all get a few "stars" in our eyes this time of year. If you'd like to indulge in some cinemania, our