Pacheco SP Blooms

I visited Pacheco SP over the weekend and the wildflowers are kicking in. There is a nice variety, all of which I do not know the names of. The primary flowers are poppies and shooting stars. The shooting stars may have already peaked.

Also there is one flower I have never seen before. Does anyone know the name of this flower:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/Spring/Spring-2010/11188550_FuRhA#816323997_hRpc5-XL-LB

Here are couple more from the hillsides:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/Spring/Spring-2010/11188550_FuRhA#816314491_MdSFj-XL-LB

http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/Spring/Spring-2010/11188550_FuRhA#817299018_RwvPd-XL-LB

Derek

Some really sweet wildflower shots here, Derek. I really like the linked image FuRhA#816314491, that one is especially nice IMO.

Not sure where Pacheco SP is Derek, but there seems to be a great variety of blooms. There's some great wildflower images being posted on the forum. You sure get around and that diligence has paid off in some fine images.

Paul

Thanks guys, I love Spring in CA. And the fact that it actually comes early in places is huge for us after moving from CO. While there living a mile high plus Spring comes very late, espcially where the flowers are best above 10K+.

Paul, Pacheco SP is at the top of Pacheco Pass which one normally takes when travel from the coast or Bay area, in my case Monterey toward Yosemite. It lies between the 101 and 5 Fwys off the 156.

Funny that you said that because I had to look up Caliente which you visited recently.

Derek

Sidalcea calycosa or one of its Sidalcea relatives.

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?Sidalcea+calycosa

Thanks David, I appreciate the ID. While I enjoy wildflowers I've never been one to know many of the names.

Derek

Thanks for sharing, Derek. Not living vey far from Pacheco,
this motivates to go there soon.

Whoo Hoo nice shots Derek!!!! You are a man about town. I was wondering about this area the other day. Can't wait for the next installment.