Last year, on the last Saturday of March, I took a road trip to the Carrizo Plain National Monument west of Bakersfield. I was extremely disappointed. In fact, I took less than 10 photos on that trip. There weren’t very many people there, either.
Fast forward 1 year to the last Saturday of March this year. With some timely rain in the area, Super Bloom 2019 was on! And the place was packed.
Here is a shot from Overlook Hill from last year:
This year:
(I wasn’t able to get the reflection as there was a bit of a breeze on Soda Lake)
The hills to the west (last year):
The same area this year:
The colors were just AMAZING! Some of the other “tourists”…not so much. Even though it is not allowed, a lot of people were walking all over the flowers, crushing them.
Anyway, here are a few more shots from the 2019 trip in the National Monument.
The drive through the hills on the old, narrow country road north of the National Monument also provided me with some great shots and beautiful views (and very few people).
A very beautiful day!
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