Torrey Pines State Reserve Blooms

 

 Coastal Poppies, Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, CA

Nature treats Southern California wonderfully with wildflowers this spring season. Thanks to the gentle and soaking rain we got the past months. Torrey Pines State Reserve, which is already charming and lovely even without the wildflowers, is not to be left out in terms of showcasing the colors and smell of spring.

 

 Guy Fleming Trail, Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, CA

Torrey Pines is showcasing a diverse display of wildflowers right now, some of them, I still have to find out their names. But to take a glimpse of the flowers in the Reserve right now, here are some photos from the park I just took today, March 21, 2008.

 

Poppies and Sand Verbena

 Sunflowers

Ground Pinks

Among others that dot the hills

This wildflowers are not here to last long, so, come at Torrey Pines State Reserve, take a hike, and enjoy these priceless gift from nature. Even without the wildflowers, the rugged and colored sandstone cliffs,

 

hills,

 

and the unique beauty of Torrey Pines ( http://betchaitluc.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/torrey-pines-state-reserve-a-coastal-wilderness-within-the-city-hike/ ), are truly sights to treasure and revisit again, and again.