Poppies on the Stanislaus

Matt Tilghman

I've been struck with the urge to photograph wildflowers lately, and have been constantly checking the internet for the latest wildflower reports. I heard that there was a great wildflower bloom occurring in the Knight's Ferry Recreation Area, but didn't know where that was, so had to look it up. Knight's Ferry is a small historic town on the shores of the Stanislaus River, about a two hours drive due east from the Bay Area. The recreation area has trails that follow shores of the Stanislaus upstream, in the Goodwin Canyon direction. What a beautiful area! This is my first time exploring the Stanislaus, and I must say I was taken aback by its beauty. The dominant flowers during my visit were poppies and lupine, with many others sprinkled in to lesser degrees.


Poppies on the Stanislaus

kdog

Nice find! Thanks for report and lovely picture, Matt. Sounds like a great place to explore.

byoshi

Nice field there. Was in Anza Borrego this past weekend and sadly there wasn't much in terms of wildflowers. Socal has been bad for the past few years now.