Flower Time

We went out to the desert to see the flowers a Sunday week ago. Driving out the 8, then taking the scenic route past Lake Cuyamaca , we observed there was no snow, but the lake was quite a bit higher than it usually is. Hanging a right at nearly-Julian, we headed down the hill, on the 78 through the Banner Grade (Banner on a Motorcycle on Youtube). We followed some motorcycles down. Saw a big guy on a mini-type bike whizzing up the grade, slowly. Seemed like a bad idea.

Nice bike lanes on the ring road in Borrego Springs.

We found our way to the flowers. There were lots of people there.



The rest of the pics are over on the squeakycyclist zooomr page, with appropriate comments. Would that you could look at the big versions!

Looked up the flower identifications at the Desert Plants & Wildflowers section of the DesertsUSA site. Their Desert Wildflower Reports California section is very handy, too!

After talking to a fellow with a VERY large lens, who was very knowledgeable about the flowers, we took off. Deciding to take the freeway back, we drove WAY out of our way to get there, and did. Saw a lady bicyclist, not a tourist, climbing out of the desert on the freeway. It was getting to be dusk, I wonder where she was headed?

Well, that's about the end of the tale. There was probably lots more stuff I can't remember, like the Petco/fish food subplot, and the cash register fiasco therein, but the details are hazy.

Later!