Saturday we decided to go out for the day and do a hike. With all the rain over the last few months we figured it would be pretty green and many of the wildflowers would be blooming. So we drove down south and went to Casper Wilderness Park which is about 7 miles inland from San Juan Capistrano.
Everything was green and the weather was perfect for a hike. As the day went on it got a little warm but for most of the morning it was really pleasant.
All the trails were sign posted and the majority of the paths were pretty wide. A few of them had some mountain bikers but for the most part we didn't see many people. A lot of the smaller trails we went on were only for hikers which was really nice.
There is nothing like the California landscape. We walked throug Oak groves, green meadows and of course saw lots of Cacti!
As it is wildflower season we saw lots a beautiful flowers!
Not to worry, I took an alergy pill before we left the house =>
As a native Californian, you would think I would be used to native plants but they still do surprise me. As we were hiking we saw this giant asparagus! Now that was a surprise, lol. Ok, so it's not related to the asparagus family, it is actually a flower that hasn't bloomed yet.
Another unusual species!
A lovely picture with a beautiful background :)
Some of the meadows we walked through were gorgeous.
The Orange County version of white cliffs.
We did about a 10 mile hike and we finished about 12 o'clock. Just in time to have lunch. We were really impressed with the area and all the trails were great. We would definitely go back and do a different hike again. We did see quite a bit of birds, lizards, butterflies and caterpillars. Not to many large animals which is perfectly fine with me. The weather was perfect but today it is raining again. It's great for the vegetation but I'm ready for sunshine.
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