Bear Valley (Colusa County) wildflower hotspot

[brthomas]

Wildflower blooms in Bear Valley (http://daviswiki.org/Bear_Valley) were just beginning when we visited on 20march2010. Bear Valley map & trip report. (http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2010/03/capay-valley-bear-valley-wildflowers.html) BRT Bear Valley wildflower photos. (http://community.webshots.com/album/577087304kXpmFg) I'm planning to return a few more times in April & May to see the peak bloom and the late-blooming species.

[Doreen Smith]

The flowers coloring the flatlands are not so obviously abundant in Bear Valley as in 2010, but still worth a visit.

The ascent to Walker Ridge via Brim Road boasts an impressive stand of snowdrop bush, Styrax redivivus, and flowering ash, Fraxinus dipetala.