Cory from Sierra Impressions Photography posted an update in the comments on the wild flowers around the Owens Valley. I thought I’d go ahead and give it it’s own post so everyone can see it.

The iris look like this weekend might be peak off brockman. But take that with a grain of salt as I don’t have much experience with them. Went out tonight and saw many more than we had seen last weekend. Unfortunately it’s been a windy past couple weeks and that seems to have roughed-up the flowers a bit.

I’ve seen the purple fields in division creek from 395 for the last week and heard good things from a couple coworkers. I have yet to go up there yet for myself. I seem to remember more purple in 2004 though.

The flowers are busting out all over the OV at the lower elevations from Olancha up to Bishop. There’s a pink flower bush, desert peach?, which is flower like crazy in the buttermilks and up to about 7000′. theres some beautiful flowers all over the base of the whites opposite of bishop, very small purple and yellow ones.

Roads are open to South and Sabrina. Watchout for early morning ice as there is still quite a bit of snow above 9000′. the road to north lake is still closed, but walking in from 168 was easy. The lake was half way thawed last weekend.

I hear the road is only open up to the pack station in Rock Creek. The forest service will let the snow melt on its own is the way I hear it.

This weekend sounds like it will be wind free. It’s been very windy, but the temps have been very mild and pleasant! I did talk with a couple fishermen coming down from NL last weekend and they had plenty of action.

Hope that helps some.

Thanks Cory!!

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