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January 25 and here and here
January 27, 2012 (captions in red) |
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Oaks Conifers Desert & Arizona Other States Sierra Nevada Flowers Foothills Central Valley Pacific Coast Links Changes & Updates |
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| Coast range | Lichen on dead oak | Near San Miguel | Near Highway 58 in Kern County |
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Interior live oak acorns, fall 2000, Mariposa |
Valley Oak at Roseville | Valley
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Oaks along Highway 41, north of Fresno |
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| Valley Oak, Ben Hur Road, Mariposa County | Oaks near Parkfield | Black oak, Triangle Road, Mariposa County | |
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| New growth on black oak tree, Mariposa County, spring 2005 | Oak at Amador County Fairgrounds | Oak by Cholame Creek north of Parkfield, CA | Blue oaks on the Parkfield-Coalinga Road |
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| Oak on the ridge between Mariposa & Stockton Creeks | Grove of young live oak in Sequoia National Forest | Giant Canyon Live Oak on Estel family property, Carlton Road, Mariposa County | |
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| Oak woodland near Hensley Reservoir, Madera County | Ancient oak near Pt. Reyes visitor center | Blue oak surrounded by poison oak | Oak at sunset, Hensley Reservoir, Madera County |
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| Valley Oaks at Golden Rule RV Park near Willits | Dead oaks at Hensley Reservoir | Branches of huge blue oak | Trail blaze mark on blue oak |
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| Gnarly blue oak near Millerton Lake, Fresno County CA | Burls on blue oak, San Joaquin Gorge, Fresno County CA | Black oak above Oakhurst CA | Dead blue oak near Hensley Lake, Madera County CA |
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| Hillside blue oak above Millerton Lake, Fresno County CA | Blue oak at Hensley Lake | Snow on leafless oak tree | |
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| Red Fir | Lodgepole Pine | Cedar on the rocks | Sugar Pine |
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| Gnarly dead juniper | Western White Pine | Jeffrey Pine | Dew on Bull Pine needles |
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| Utah Juniper in Canyonlands National Park | Forest debris, Sierra National Forest | Bristlecone pine cone | Bristlecone pines - the world's oldest living thing |
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| Cut end of log, with pitch oozing out | Close up of the ring pattern | Grandfather Tree near Richardson Grove on Highway 101 | Coast redwood bark |
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| Drippy evergreen needles near Pt. Reyes | Woodpecker larder tree | Jeffrey Pine at Stargazer Rock | Jeffrey Pines cover this hillside |
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| Dew on evergreens at Point Reyes Seashor | Old Granddad Tree, Nelder Grove, Sierra National Forest | Bull Buck Tree, Nelder Grove | Base of Bull Buck |
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| Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert, California | Cactus, Sonoran Desert, Arizona | Weird saguaro | Classic saguaro |
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| Cholla cactus | Sonoran Desert east of
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| Veriogonum Inflatum also known as Desert Trumpet (a type of buckwheat) | Barrel Cactus | Aspens near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon | |
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| Juniper in Joshua Tree National Park | Barrel cactus and Mojave Yucca, Mojave National Preserve | Close up of barrel cactus | Pancake cactus |
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| Pencil cholla | Pencil cholla close up | Barrel cactus, Mojave National Preserve | Mojave yucca bloom |
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| Mound cactus | Close-up of blossom | Porcupine cactus | Cholla "skeleton" |
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| Yucca blossom, up close | Barrel cactus and mesquite tree | Ocatillo | Another mound cactus, Mojave Desert Preserve |
| Other States | |||
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| Concave mushroom in Missouri | Dry dock seeds in Missouri | White blossoms in Colorado | Woods in Georgia |
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| Oak leaves in Michigan | Ancient tree near the Mississippi Gulf Coast | Montana cedar trunk | Mushroom in Oak Openings, northwest Ohio |
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| Lone Lodgepole Pine | Corn lilies | Nature's rock garden | Sierra junipers |
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| Red Leaves | Gnarled roots | Monster Tree | Dead Manzanita on carpet of live plants |
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| Chinquapin | Shooting Star | Sugar Pine Cones | Red leaves near Rock Creek |
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| Dogwood Leaves, Nelder Grove, Sierra National Forest | Lilly Pond, Old Wishon Road | Shooting Star in meadow near Stargazer Rock | Mushroom, Sierra National Forest |
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| Returning to the earth | Azalea in Nelder Grove | Cattail, Sierra Nevada | Dead lodgepoles near Mammoth Lakes CA |
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| Life on a rock | California's green and gold | Unidentified blue flower | Rusty fern |
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| Lichen on granite creates rock art | These succulents are common in high rocky areas | ||
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| Snow plants are so-called because they often emerge when snow is still on the ground | Growth of a single plant, mid-June | Bunched together, they create a brilliant red spot in the landscape | Up close |
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| Brodeia and Lupines | Redbud | Flower patch on Kennedy Table | Bush lupine |
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| Iris, Mariposa County | Dogwood Blossoms, Yosemite | Cactus blossoms | Lupines, Highway 49, Mariposa County |
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| Brodeia | Mariposa Lily | Owl Clover | Foxgloves, Oregon coast |
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| Unknown Wildflower | Bottlebrush | Portalaca | Rose |
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| Petals from a flowering tree create a snow-like effect | Morning Glory | Flowers at Heisler Park, Laguna Beach CA | |
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| Roses at Heisler Park | Red Sunblaze Rose | Rainbow Sunblaze Rose | |
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| Western Wall Flower | California Poppies | Unidentified blue flower | Lupine |
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| Striking blossom in Missouri | Daisies in Missouri | Wild onion (?) | Colorado blossoms |
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| Tiny flowers in a Sierra meadow | Flowers along Highway 1 in Mendocino County | Flower near Mendocino Village | Flowers above the coastal cliff |
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| More coastal flowers | Purple flower on Point Cabrillo | More Cabrillo flowers | And still more |
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| Flower in Richardson Grove | Flower in Sierra foothills near Oakhurst | Mariposa Lilly, Oakhurst, 2011 | Flowering tree at Black Rock Reservoir |
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| The foothills' #1 flower, fiddlenecks | Spring wildflowers | Joshua blossom | Porcupine cactus |
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| Color in the desert | More spring flowers in the Mojave Desert | Goldenrod near Dinkey Creek | Blue Dick, Sierra foothills |
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| Iris, Clovis CA | California poppies along Highway 41 near Cholame | Cactus flower, Arizona | |
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| Wild Peach | Seed pods | Buckeye in fall | Yellow & orange lichen; spring grass |
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| Thistle blossom | Thistle ready to re-seed | Jennifer & the mullein from Star Trek (J. Neely photo) | Mullein seed head |
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| Spring grass at Sawmill Flat Camp above Pine Flat Reservoir, Fresno County CA | Soft & fuzzy grass in Mariposa County | Wild cucumber | Beautiful flowers, but their smell caused us to call this stinkweed |
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| Gnarled but still-living Manzanita above Napa Valley | Manzanita close-up | Fall berries near Hensley Reservoir, Madera County | Yerba Sana is taking over this rarely used pavement |
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| Rural Madera County garden | More gnarly manzanita | Buckeyes near Oakhurst CA | Miner's lettuce near Hensley Lake |
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| Fall in the Mayfair District, Fresno CA | Liquidamber tree (AKA Gum tree) | Orange grove by Highway 180, Fresno County CA | Peach Leaves |
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| Autumn leaves in Clovis | Seen on a walk around my condo complex | Fallen pine needles make unique patterns on the grass | Century plant in Clovis, CA, 2011 |
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| Pacific Coast | |||
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| Dunes and bunch grass near Jenner | Yellow bush lupines near Bodgea Bay | Close up of lupines | Plant from a Star Trek planet? |
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| Misty weather on Inverness Ridge | Drippy bush at Pt. Reyes | Echium plant at Mendocino | A closer view |
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| Grass on the coastal terrace near Mendocino Village | Close up of grass | New tree roots surround old stump | Close up of roots |
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| Grandfather Tree by Highway 101 | Close up of the base | Giant bay tree at Golden Rule RV Park | Trunks of the bay tree |
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| Oxalis along Russian Gulch trail, northern California | Ferns in Russian Gulch | Another variety of echium | Manzanita at Napa-Bothe State Park |
All photos copyright © 2002-2012 by Dick Estel & other credited photographers. Permission granted for personal use only; commercial use prohibited.
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Updated January 27, 2012