Yesterday, April 3rd, I took a break from my heavy work schedule and headed out to the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. After braving the windy mountain roads on a weekend, narrowly surviving the throngs of car clubs (I was run off the road by a pack of six Porsches), motorcycle clubs, cyclists and solo sports car drivers out to show off their imagined driving prowess, I was greeted by some truly spectacular views:
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- Russian Ridge Meadow
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- Spectacular Vistas
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- Glorious Mountain Views
The wildflowers aren’t at their peak yet in this area, but I still found a few:
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- Blue Eyed Grass
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- Lupines
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- Unidentified
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- California Poppy
I plan to go back in 2-3 weeks hoping to catch the meadows in full bloom. Will definitely go on a weekday though. I do NOT, plan on participating in the weekend mountain road circus again.