Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California

2004 - 2009

Loop Drive Up Happy Canyon and Down Figueroa Mountain Rd., Santa Ynez, Wildflowers - April 5, 2009

Brodiae, Clarkia, Penstemon, Mariposa Lilies, Mimulus, Oh May! - Lynn Watson's Wildflower post

Wildflowers at Figueroa Mountain - May 11, 2008

Wildflower Trip to Manzana Trail - May 11, 2008
Manzana Trail Area - Sunset Valley area - Los Padres National Forest - Santa Lucia Ranger District, Figueroa Mountain, Santa Ynez, Nira campground

Manzana Creek May 17, 2008 - Lynn Watson Post from around the same time, some of the photos are from the hike we took together

Wildflowers

wildflowers

Chocolate Lily

2008 is a great year for wildflowers at Figueroa Mountain. There are many Chocolate lilies at the meadow and the smell of the pines and flowers, at the spot before the dirt road leading to the top, was just as amazing as the site of Lupine and California poppy display. Slideshow - April 6, 2008

Figuero Mountain

Figueroa Mountain - December 15, 2007
Yellow-billed magpie Pica nuttalli, Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca, Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea, Mountain chickadee Poecile gambeli, and Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma

Wildflowers on Figueroa Mountain
Figueroa Mountain Road Trip - April 1, 2007
Spring Wildflowers, Butterflies, Mountain Vistas, Chaparral, Santa Barbara County, California

Figueroa Mt.

Lynn Watson's Plant Albums can be helpful with identifying some of the wildflowers. She contribures many of her photos to CalFlora. Calflora provides information on wild California plants for conservation, education, and appreciation.

Kate, Kendy and I had a nice road trip to Figueroa Mountain in Spring 2004. They gave me a wonderful intoduction to the Figueroa Mountain area. It is a good idea to bring a flower field guide with you. It doesn't hurt to have friends who are biologist or naturalist either.

Figueroa Mountain March 28th, 2004
Wildflowers and mountain vistas in Santa Barbara County