I've been struck with the urge to photograph wildflowers lately, and have been constantly checking the internet for the latest wildflower reports. I heard that there was a great wildflower bloom occurring in the Knight's Ferry Recreation Area, but didn't know where that was, so had to look it up. Knight's Ferry is a small historic town on the shores of the Stanislaus River, about a two hours drive due east from the Bay Area. The recreation area has trails that follow shores of the Stanislaus upstream, in the Goodwin Canyon direction. What a beautiful area! This is my first time exploring the Stanislaus, and I must say I was taken aback by its beauty. The dominant flowers during my visit were poppies and lupine, with many others sprinkled in to lesser degrees.
Poppies on the Stanislaus
