We wanted fair weather and wildflowers. We got both.
Mt. Diablo State Park brochure and map
Photos: The view of Mitchell Canyon, looking north from a few miles into Mt
Diablo State Park; Yellow Mt Diablo Fairy Lanterns (Calochortus pulchellus);
Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla); Royal or Coast Larkspur (I don't know
which); Indian Paintbrush; Pipestem Clematis
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| Photos below: Red Delphiniums (at first we thought they were columbines, but columbines have more spurs on top); Cow Parsnip (these are six feet tall!); a light-colored butterfly (with black markings on wings); Mylitta Crescent butterfly (Phyciodes mylitta) | ||
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© 2009 Kat Mulkey