2023-02-09, 07:45 PM
I was out during the superbloom and what I remember the most is coming back from a day's walk with pants yellow up to the knees with pollen. Pretty amazing. But I've seen good desert gold off 190 north of FC before, one year it was just as good. The first time I took my wife to DV we were driving that stretch and I saw a few blooms here and there and said "Looks like a decent year for the desert gold". She thought I was being sarcastic 
She's a desert rat now and knows the score.
BTW, the purple plant is a phacelia (notch leaf I think) - it is very common along road sides, a lot of it on the mud canyon road to Hells Gate for example. It can cause contact dermatitis - meaning don't touch it, or at least touch it gently until you confirm you won't react.
Yeah, I don't need to super bloom, though it's nice to see a few gravel shots and desert five spots from time to time!
She's a desert rat now and knows the score.BTW, the purple plant is a phacelia (notch leaf I think) - it is very common along road sides, a lot of it on the mud canyon road to Hells Gate for example. It can cause contact dermatitis - meaning don't touch it, or at least touch it gently until you confirm you won't react.
Yeah, I don't need to super bloom, though it's nice to see a few gravel shots and desert five spots from time to time!