April 4, 2009 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is located at 15101 Lancaster Road, west of Lancaster in Los Angeles County, California   Fordi vi tilsyneladende overho'det ikke kan få vilde blomster nok lige pludselig, tog vi op til Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve i dag. Because apparently we just can't get enough of the wild flowers all of a sudden, today we went up to visit the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve.             Den Californiske Valmue (Eschscholtzia californica) blev gjort til officiel statsblomst i 1903 på et tidspunkt, da store dele af staten stadig var dækket af dem. I 1700-tallet beskrev de spanske opdagelsesrejsende de store gyldne blomstrende arealer som "floder af guld", der rakte helt ned til havet. I dag findes valmuen, som er fredet, stadig mange steder i Californien, men Antelope Valley i Mojave-ørkenen er det eneste sted, hvor der stadig vokser store marker fulde af dem. The California Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica) was made the official state flower in 1903, at which time large parts of the state were still covered in them. In the 1700s Spanish explorers described the large golden blooming areas as "rivers of gold" flowing clear into the Pacific. Today the poppy, which is protected, is still found in many places in California, but Antelope Valley in the Mojave Desert is the only place where they continue to grow in large fields.

Nogle steder har valmuen fået skarp konkurrence af forskellige slags græsser i år. In some places the poppy is having to compete with several kinds of grasses this year.     Valmue og "markguld" (lasthenia californica) som er en slags lillebitte solsikke. Poppy and goldfields (lasthenia californica), which are a kind of tiny sunflowers.     April         Vestlig tornleguan ~ Western Fence Lizard

Udsigt over Antelope Valley ~ View over Antelope Valley         "Violinhals" ~ Amsinckia tessellata ~ Fiddleneck         Dværgbladet lupin ~ Lupinus bicolor ~ Pygmy-leaved Lupine

Day Camping/Boondocking Information Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a decent spot for day camping. There is some large unstructured parking areas suitable for RVs. This is a day use area only, and there is no overnight parking. Facilities: Hiking trails. Visitor's center and giftshop. Picnic area. Dogs not permitted.   More Wildflowers Here More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW