A Guide To Locating California Wildflowers

Because of its diverse environments, California has a very wide variety of plants and flowers. Where to find them, what to look for, and excellent photographs help the reader find great beauty throughout the state.

Vibrant purples, yellows, oranges, reds, greens and blues seem to pop up out of the brown earth each spring in Arizona. This book has excellent photographs and descriptions for the most commonly seen varieties.

The California beaches have inspired music, movies, and a way of life. You can swim, surf, fish, walk out on the pier, birdwatch, or just hang out. All 1,100 miles are described here, as are the special attractions along the way.

Catch a glimpse at the feathered friends of ours throughout the state. California is home to more than 500 species -- the frequently seen, as well as the unusual, are well described in this book.

Some of the most spectacular and famous spring wildflower displays in California occur in the state's deserts. In fact, California's deserts support a surprisingly rich diversity of plants and animals year-round, making them a rewarding destination for outdoor enthusiasts as well as professional naturalists. First published forty years ago, this popular field guide has never been superseded as a guide to the wildflowers in these botanically rich areas. Easy-to-use, portable, and comprehensive, it has now been thoroughly updated and revised throughout, making it the perfect guide to take along on excursions into the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. * Includes 220 new color photographs and 123 detailed drawings * Now identifies more than 240 wildflowers in informative, engaging species accounts * Covers such popular destinations as Death Valley, Palm Springs, and Joshua Tree National Park

Provides information and detailed topographical maps for easy day hikes and extended overnight trips along the Pacific Crest Trail, one of America's great long-distance hiking routes, that extends from the Mexican border in the south to the Canadian border in the north. Original.

In this photograph-driven field guide to California’s spectacular wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell expertly provides several ways to find them in bloom: by month, by place, and by flower. The month-by-month descriptions—found in no other statewide guide—suggest what to see and where to go throughout the state during the blooming season. The author also supplies more than 300 locations arranged in 10 geographical regions, highlighting 67 of his favorite places with detailed driving and walking directions and difficulty, blooming times, and lists of predominant wildflowers as well as a featured flower. The guide contains more than 650 color photographs by the author, including 600 species arranged by flower, with natural history notes and places and months to find the flower in bloom. Throughout, experienced wildflower guide Blackwell shares his love of the beautiful places and flowers he has visited throughout California.