Monday, April 28, 2014

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

One of my favorite bloggers, Setarra of Quaintrelle, has a new linkup that takes place the last Friday of each month called #ResidentTourist Link Up. The goal is to be a tourist in your own nook of the world. Fun right? I may be a few days late but wanted to join the party, so today I'm blogging about a local adventure I took last week to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve!

Antelope Valley is in Southern California, but about a two hour drive from where I live so I'd never been. I'd heard about the poppies - California's State Flower - and always wanted to visit so each year but they are only in bloom from mid-March to mid-May when the conditions are right. This year we had a few days of rain, and for our constantly-in-drought-region, that was all the poppies needed to spring up all over.

These images don't really do the flowers justice, but the poppies were so beautiful and plentiful!


Be sure to check out #ResidentTourist Link Up! And if you live in SoCal, a trip to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a must. With the rain we got this weekend the conditions are expected to be even better than those I experienced.


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34 comments:

  1. Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often April 28, 2014 at 3:28 AM

    How pretty and so bright they are, I need to be a tourist in my own city sometimes. Looks like a great place to visit, glad you got out there to see them in bloom.

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  2. AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 3:39 AM

    What a wonderful place, love these flowers!!

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  3. Whitney and BlaireApril 28, 2014 at 4:41 AM

    I love poppies! I bet that was beautiful. Thanks for hosting the link up!
    xo, Whitney and Blaire
    Peaches In A Pod

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  4. Elle SeesApril 28, 2014 at 5:13 AM

    love this! lots of photo-taking opps there.

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  5. UnknownApril 28, 2014 at 5:29 AM

    Such lovely photos, I've never seen poppies this colour before!

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  6. Lindsay T.April 28, 2014 at 6:08 AM

    I love the idea of being a tourist in your own city! Your pix are beautiful!

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  7. Nichole @ casadecrews.comApril 28, 2014 at 6:41 AM

    I love how you're sitting in the patch! I think the flowers look so pretty

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  8. Love, IrisApril 28, 2014 at 6:44 AM

    Those yellow flowers are incredibly beautiful! Great photo's of Antelope Valley! I need to go there, it looks so beautiful!

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  9. Amanda | Kids and CabernetApril 28, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    Gorgeous pictures! Those flowers are so beautiful, I love how vibrant they are!

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  10. MarieApril 28, 2014 at 7:33 AM

    What a great idea.
    Those flowers are gorgeous!!

    Best, Mree

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  11. AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    Wow! Those poppies are so gorgeous. I wish I would have seen that when I lived in CA!

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  12. Sarah TuckerApril 28, 2014 at 8:10 AM

    Oh my gosh this brings me wayyy back! I was born in Palmdale and lived in Antelope Valley until I was 5, so I have so many pictures in the poppies!

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  13. LaurenApril 28, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    how beautiful!!! i didn't even know this existed!!

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  14. CApril 28, 2014 at 8:43 AM

    This is so cool. I didn't realize how pretty they were. Or that they were CA's state flower!

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  15. Kathrin@shopschoolsleepApril 28, 2014 at 12:15 PM

    I've never heard of this before!! do you remmeber in elementary school...if you somehow had a poppy flower you would put it under your chin to get the glow of the flower reflected onto your face? i think it was a 6th grade science project or something hahahah

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  16. Lindsay @ Lovely Life StylingApril 28, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    That place looks so pretty!! Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz!!

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  17. UnknownApril 28, 2014 at 2:39 PM

    That's so awesome! I want to lay in a field of flowers hehe

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  18. AlysonApril 28, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    WOW! Gorgeous flowers and captures! Looks like such a wonderful and perfect day to experience the poppies in all of their glory:)

    Cheers,
    Alyson

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  19. Doused In PinkApril 28, 2014 at 4:10 PM

    Beautiful poppies! I have never seen yellow ones before! Such a good idea to be a tourist in your own town!

    Jill
    dousedinpink.blogspot.com

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  20. AlexaApril 28, 2014 at 5:12 PM

    Ah those poppies...so incredibly beautiful! :)

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  21. SetarraApril 28, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    1. Thank you soo much for linking up!
    2. I had no idea what Cali's national flower was until now so thank you for that lesson.
    3. These poppy flowers are so vibrant and gorgeous! I can only imagine how beautiful they looked in real life!
    4. Antelope Valley has been added to my ever growing "West Coast To-Do List". Now I just need to get my ass on a plane and actually make it happen. Hopefully sooner than later!!

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  22. Sabina@OceanblueStyleApril 29, 2014 at 3:12 AM

    thnx for hosting and that tipp. Already when on my list of where to go when visiting next time! Sabina @Oceanblue Style

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  23. Life Through Preppy GlassesApril 29, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    wow its so pretty! You never realize how many awesome things are right here at home

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  24. awhiteApril 29, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    Oooh, so gorgeous! That vibrant orange color- wow!

    Joining the link up! :)

    -Ashley
    http://lestylorouge.com

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  25. AnonymousApril 30, 2014 at 4:30 AM

    omg.. the background is amazing!!
    lovely pictures..


    Lots of love,
    www.taislany.com

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  26. UnknownApril 30, 2014 at 7:45 AM

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  27. UnknownApril 30, 2014 at 7:47 AM

    How awesome is this?!?!?! I just discovered this link up through my best friend over at Topaz N Pearls. I'm hoping that you have this link up every Monday because winter is over and spring is here and I'm ready to meet some new blogger friends!!!!!! =)

    Can't wait to read more of your blog!
    Love the happy blogging world!

    Maggie

    echosoftheheartdobeat.blogspot.com
    (Sweet Peas and Lucky Honey)

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  28. JessMay 1, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    The flowers are so gorgeous! So pretty!

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  29. Kate @ DaffodilsMay 1, 2014 at 7:09 PM

    Living back in DC we are definitely learning to be tourists in our city!

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  30. cynthiaMay 2, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    I grew up in Lancaster and my boyfriend actually grew up way out there just a couple miles away from the poppy fields!
    Fun to see you blogging about it. It's about the ONLY nice thing about the Antelope Valley, but hey... I love poppies! :)

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  31. Crazy Shenanigans-JMOMay 2, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    So many poppies!!!!

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  32. Amanda @ A Good HueMay 2, 2014 at 9:01 PM

    Pretty! When I was younger my parents took me and sister out there for the day to see the poppies... only the season was late and they hadn't bloomed yet :(
    We ended up going another time to see them but it wasn't this robust, I'll have to go again!

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  33. UnknownMay 7, 2014 at 12:53 PM

    Wow beautiful!!!

    www.Fashionabella.com

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  34. Susan September 27, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    I love California Poppies! What gorgeous photos! I found this from the Lifestyle Sistas Our Top 5 Linkup.

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