Lupin Blooming in Redwood National Park

May 29, 2009May 30, 2009 | foxstudio

The word’s gone out and it made the front page of the local paper. There is a rare explosion of lupin bloom up on Bald Hills Road in Redwood National Park. My husband and I took the Jensen Healey out for a spin to go check it out this afternoon. I didn’t know what to expect, but went late in the afternoon hoping for good light. Interspersed amongst the lupin was darker purple larkspur, which added a good contrast of value and hue. Here’s some of the photos I shot:

It was mostly this huge patch by the road, spilling down the slope

The sun was going down, so things were starting to get backlit

It was really a living tapestry of flowers

As a bonus, there were these white Douglas iris in bloom, too — As a bonus, there were white Douglas iris in bloom, too

4 thoughts on “Lupin Blooming in Redwood National Park”

Kym says:

May 29, 2009 at 5:04 am

Thank you. I haven’t had a chance to see this and it is beautiful.

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Beth iflorist.co.uk says:

May 29, 2009 at 7:32 am

Wow. wat a scenic view. I will surely visit the place. I m crazy about natural beauty.

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Lauraven Dodd says:

May 29, 2009 at 3:56 pm

I saw Kathy O’Leary’s painting today, and thought to play hookey from house cleaning. Your photos cinched it.

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Rene says:

May 31, 2009 at 3:43 am

Beautiful. Those are the kind of North Coast days that put a song in my heart. They made living under the gray skies for most of the year a little less painful for me.

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