🚀 go-pugleaf

  For those who have a few hours and a reliable transportation unit, I wanted
to let everyone know that the hillsides above Gorman (north of the Grapevine
along Interstate 5) are covered in wildflowers.  My wife and I drove up there
yesterday and the hills to the northeast of the Interstate look are decorated
with broad fields of color.  Usually, we go with a group of friends to the
State Poppy Reserve in the Antelope Valley but I've always wanted to see the
blooms near Gorman and have waited for a good rainy winter.  This year is
a sight to behold - broad vibrant blue, yellow, and orange hillsides greet 
you as you drive north on I5.

  Just a few reminders: it gets extremely windy up in the area so watch those
'high-profile' vehicles; the hillsides are privately owned and marked; bring
drinks for refreshment; the insects are in full force so your windshield will
become a yellow streaked testimonial to flying arthropods.  

  Bring lots of color film, your friends & family, and enjoy!

David

p.s. If you have the time, drive back to Los Angeles by going south along State
     Highway 138 if you want to see the Antelope Valley in bloom.  If you want
     more scenery, take County Road N2 (Ridge Route & Pine Canyon Road) and
     the Lake Hughes/Lake Elizabeth Roads.  Return back to L.A. via San
     Francisquito Canyon, Bouquet Canyon, or (if you take S.H. 138) Interstate
     14.

David Lee                              e-mail: dlee@cs.ucla.edu
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