Wildflower season beginning to blossom in Tahoe
A setting sun casts a spotlight on lupine among the aspens. Photos/Kathryn Reed
With a dry winter, wildflower season is bound to arrive early in the greater Lake Tahoe area.
Reports from the Carson Pass are that the flowers are not out yet.
However, at lake level, lupine, mules’ ear and Indian paintbrush are creating a purple-yellow-red mosaic on the landscape.
With summer now here, temps are supposed to be in the 70s starting Saturday. This should help the wildflowers blossom even more. There is a slight chance of showers on Sunday.
The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Sorensen’s Resort and other entities organize wildflower hikes at various times for those who want to know where to look and what they are looking at.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
At these lower lake level elevations it’s been going off for a few weeks now, and will be moving up to the higher meadows and slopes very soon. The drainage at Tamarack Ave and Blackwood Ave was an amazing contrast of delicate yellow flowers everywhere against a bright green wetland grass today. And it’s going on all over the place right here in town. Just gotta look out your window, or better yet, take a walk in it!
There are lots of wildflowers out on the Winnemucca/Round Top lake trail last Sat. as well as Hope & Faith valleys.
Washoe Meadows State Park is wonderful right now.