Flowers and Roads

My mother didn't grow most flowers around the yard or next to the house. She grew her flowers in an area beside her garden, her "flower garden." One of the flowers that she always had that would reseed itself was California Poppies. They didn't last for long but they were pretty. I don't every remember her cutting any and bringing them inside.

As we got closer to the California coast I started seeing them growing along side the road. There are some growing in the trailer park, even one right close to the trailer.
Last week we were in Lake Elsinore to do some shopping so I took a few pictures so that you can see what the climb is like. The east side is where the plate lifted up, so it is a steeper drop. The west side was the slope of the hill and has eroded, forming many canyons and hills that the road now twists around. Some day I may get a picture of some of it. Here is the east side, with pictures from below and pictures from the top looking back.
In the distance, below the clouds, is another mountain range, not that far away. The peaks have snow on them. These are the peaks that we could see when we were hiking with W and C.

Of course there are lots of twists and turns in the road. If you are interested in seeing what it is like go to www.gmap-pedometer.com and type in Ortega Hwy, CA. The trailer park is located between the "N" and the double hair pin turn.