Hi everyone, thanks for a glorious hike yesterday. What beauty is nature, huh? And this will be a wildflower year for the records. To learn more about any plant, do a google search on the LATIN name. You'll find a ton of info! Yesterday we saw plenty of plants that we have seen many times before, like:
Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
California buttercups (Ranunculus californica)
We also saw some plants that are kind of new to us, like Common Checkerbloom (Sildacea malviflora), pictured here with CA poppy,
Red maids (Calandrinia cilata)
and Woodland Starflower (Lithophragma officionalis).
We FINALLY saw newts! And here's a cool article about them: http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/california_coastal_range_newt
Please remember that next week we have a different hike time, 11-3. Let me know if you can't make it. I believe we'll be meeting at the PUEBLO DAY USE CENTER but once I'm able to confirm that we can park there, I'll post it here. The fee to enter the park is $6 per vehicle so carpooling is encouraged! Here's the map of the park: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Documents/Santa-Teresa-map.pdf.
I look forward to hiking with you soon! Feel free to post your pics in the comments sections.
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