Travel/POI: Antelope Valley, California USA -- California Poppies and Wildflowers

There has been plenty of rain in Southern California this year (2023). Many people are guessing that it will lead to a superbloom of wildflowers, so we started visiting places where wildflowers bloomed in 2019. Antelope Valley is one of those places.

Last week, it was so cold and drizzly that the California poppies had their petals curled up, making them hard to spot. We saw an online post mentioning flowers on 110th Street in Lancaster, so we decided to try our luck on March 28, 2023. The flowers were truly beautiful and breathtaking.

今年 (2023) 南加州雨水充足，許多人都猜今年會有野花大開(Super bloom)，我們也開始去2019年曾看過野花綻放的地方看看，羚羊谷(Antelope Valley) 是其中的一個地方。

上禮拜天氣太冷，又下毛毛雨，花菱草(加州罌粟、金英花)的花瓣都縮捲起來，很難看得出它們在哪裏。看到網路上有人說在Lancaster的110街有花，2023.03.28 我們就想去碰碰運氣，果真漂亮的令人嘆為觀止。

100th Street W, Lancaster, CA
(between W Ave F and W Ave F8) and (between Ave-D8 and W Ave E)

Photo Date: 2023.03.28

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve
15101 Lancaster Rd, Lancaster, CA 93536

Years ago, during a superbloom, we could see the entire hill at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve glowing orange from a long distance. This year, I only saw a few small orange patches.

Since we bought a California State Park annual pass this year, we decided to drop by and take a look. Although California poppies were not abundant at the preserve, the presence of purple Phacelia, yellow Fiddlenecks, yellow California Goldfields, white Popcorn flowers, and small pinkish/purplish Common Stork's-bill offered a different kind of beauty.

Standing at the top of the hill and taking in the surrounding scenery was truly refreshing.

以前碰到有Super Bloom的時候，老遠就可以看到加州的羚羊谷罌粟花保護區整個山頭一片橘色，今年只看到幾片橘色的小區塊。

由於今年買了加州州立公園的年票，也就順便進來看看。雖然花菱草(加州罌粟)不多，但是紫色的鐘穗花(Phacelia)、黃色的琴頸花(fiddleneck)、黃色的California Goldfields、白色的Popcorn花、再加上點綴其間粉紅色粉紫的小芹葉牻牛兒苗(Common Stork's-bill)又是另一種美。

站在居高臨下的山丘上，觀賞四周的風景，讓人心曠神怡。