Northern California

I like to hike! Here are my favorite wildflower hikes (and other special places), with some photos of what I found there.

Note that I’m in the process of transitioning from my older website. You will find other articles at I Brake for Wildflowers.

You can still find wildflowers late in the summer if you head up

The Caples Creek trail is a great place to see a variety of spring

Mt. Tamalpais has an incredible number of trails, and a very long wildflower

Even in drought years you can find amazing displays of wildflowers in the

We were on a mission to find one flower that we’ve never seen

The Mountain Quarries Bridge trail is one of the easier hikes you can

OK, it sounds odd, “Paradise” and “Barrens” together? Well, “Paradise” in this case

The Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve is an interesting site to visit in the

I’ve wanted to visit the Butterfly Valley Botanical Area for a long time,

More orchids in Plumas County! On the same trip where we found orchids

Wildflower Hikes