Wild Iris in Owens Valley
Does anyone out there know what’s going on with the Wild Iris in Bishop?
If you do, please let us know.
I haven’t heard a word from anyone.
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Hey Dude..
Going up tonight I will let you know. We were obviously there for the opener but didn’t see any blooms. I will take a closer look. Any tips on where I should go? I usually see them in the horse field at Brockman.
Hope all is well…
Susan
Susan,
Brockman Ln is the best place. Also the fields on the east side of See Vee Ln are good too. If you would happen to get out to Round Valley that’s also a good place to check.
Thanks!
Hey Dude…
We will check it out and see what we see. I will be going to Round Valleyas we plan on trying to hike Little Lakes Valley to see what it looks like at this time of year.
Susan
Speaking of Little Lakes Valley, does anyone know if the road is open to the mosquito flat trailhead yet?
Mike,
The road is open to the lake, I don’t know about the trailhead.
Thanks, If you hear anything about it open to the trail head please lets us know. Thanks.
Drove thru yesterday….noticed plants but no flowers…gorgeous day up here today..yesterday was very windy
Hi Steven — So glad you’re happy and in love again, but we sure miss your wildflower updates. Haven’t heard a peep on much of anything in the Eastern Sierra this Spring. As for the irises, along with Brockman Lane, See Vee, Round Valley, etc., in the past, I’ve seen lots of them in the pastures along 395 just past Bridgeport. Some years, they’re even on the road to Bodie (later in the year — more like Late May-June-July). Would love to know about lupine in Division Creek as well. Your photos of that area a couple of years ago were so spectacular. (Thanks for trying to keep us updated from afar!)
Kahlee
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.