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Join us on our trip in seach of wildflowers and poppies, with a little rambling and gambling along the way.
We drove in a circular route, going first over the Sierra via Donner Pass to Reno on I-80. We spent a day visiting Virginia City, an old mining town south of Reno, and then headed south on U.S. 395 to Mono Lake and Bishop. We went south to Lone Pine then headed east to Death Valley National Park. The wildflowers were abundant throughout the park and we made numerous stops to take photos. We also made stops at Panamint Springs and Stovepipe Wells, the sand dunes and Scotty's Castle. We spent the night in Beatty, Nevada, and then traveled south through the rest of the park, taking a trip along Artist Drive, stopping at Badwater (minus 282 feet below sea level) for a walk on the salt flats, and at numerous other spots to take photos. We left the park and drove to Las Vegas for a day, then it was on to the California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster, California, where the poppies were everywhere along with lots of other wildflowers. They were all along the roadside, in the fields and in people's yards. We then went north, driving through oil and farm country on California Route 33 rather than Interstate 5. We went west to King City, visited Pinnacles National Monument, and then headed for home on U.S. 101 and I-280. There are 533 photos total, so sit back, relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery, the flowers and the rest of our adventure. If you don't have time to take the entire trip now, come back and finish it later. It was a wonderful trip and we hope you enjoy all of the photos from it! The photos will be displayed in order. After looking at a photo, simply click on that photo to see the next one. Below each large photo you'll find small thumb nail versions of the next 10 photos. If you want to move ahead, click on the thumb nail of the photo that you want to see next, and you will skip ahead to that photo. You can only go back by clicking the "Back" button on your browser, so it's best not to skip around too much. The photos are accompanied by some descriptions. Descriptions are shown above the large photos and, on some browsers, they can also be seen by placing your mouse pointer over the small thumbnail versions of the photos. When you reach the last photo, clicking on that photo will bring you back to this page again.
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