Last weekend my husband and I (along with our dogs) went for a little spring drive up Alisos Canyon Road to Foxen Canyon. At every turn in the road each and every view was more gorgeous and awesome. The hillsides were bathed in Blue Lupine and huge patches of Purple Vetch. We saw Queen Anne's Lace, Shooting Stars, Indian Paintbrush, Sticky Monkey Flower, Gilia, Miner's Lettuce, and Owl's Clover, just to name a few.
It was a wonderful bright sunny day and with the windows down you could hear the song of the Meadowlarks as we slowly cruised by. As we drove by the fields of grape vines I couldn't help but wonder about the enormous job of pruning those thousands of vines, all perfectly done. What a lot of work.
Anyway a few things not to forget:
- Binoculars
- Bird and wildflower I.D. books
- Notepads
- Map
- Lunch
- If you bring your pooches: leashes, water and poop bags.
Other areas to check
- Antelope Valley to the California Poppy Reserve ( is just starting to bloom)
- Drum Canyon Rd. off 246 is very nice