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Re: California Gold Country wildflowers

Hi Wayne & Cheryl,
My husband and I had good luck near the Sonora airport, but that was quite
a few years ago. Subdivisions were going in, so it's hard to say what it
will be like now. It was rocky basalt & grassy, with lots of flowers.
Contact the local members of the California Native Plant Society in your
area, I know they might have some good suggestions.
Good luck!
Elly



On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Wayne & Cheryl Renshaw wrote:

> This is borderline Medit-Plant content, so please forgive the stretch.
> 
> I'm planning a trip in mid-May up California's Highway 49, which runs
> through what's called the Mother Lode or the Gold Country, in honor of the
> 1849 gold rush. The road wanders through the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
> mountain range, generally staying in a belt of grassy hills and oak trees.
> I'll be going from Mariposa, near the entrance to Yosemite, up to Nevada
> City to the north.
> 
> Has anyone gone looking at wildflowers in this area? If so, can you
> recommend any particularly good areas in which to look? I am planning to
> join a scheduled wildflower walk up in Nevada City, but I'd like to know of
> other good places to stroll on the way up the highway.
> 
> We'll be taking a leisurely week to wander up, so short side trips off the
> highway are not a problem.
> 
> Thanks!
> Cheryl Renshaw
> 
> ps. If I manage to get any good pictures, I'll post them on my web site
> this summer.
> 
> Cheryl and Wayne Renshaw
> Santa Clara, California
> renshaw@best.com
> http://www.best.com/~renshaw/
> 
> 
>
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