Meadows Proven to Revitalize the Spirit, Improve Romance

The wildflowers in the 3.5 acre California Garden at the SF Botanical Garden are still going off. Though the California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and yellow and white striped meadowfoam (Limnanthes douglasii) have mostly bloomed and gone to seed, the meadow is boasting a second-wave of colorful [...]

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Destination Wildflowers: Nevada City

Welcome to the Yuba

(Soundtrack: 01 Breadfan)

Sometimes I’m compelled to curse nature even as I celebrate it. Such was the case the other day at the South Yuba River (elev. 2,000) as I lagged behind my friends, snapping photos of the mostly-unfamiliar wildflowers edging the Hoyt Trail. Not only was the breeze [...]

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