Comments on: Desert Rain http://www.my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain Photo blog featuring outdoor, travel and nature photos. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:14:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain/comment-page-1#comment-40271 Ron Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:09:47 +0000 http://my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain#comment-40271 I think the rental ended up being about $600 for the month + , not too bad really. I got lucky and visited Antelope Valley for the first time in 2003 - that was a great year! I went back in 2005 and it was nothing compared to 2003 - I didn't even stay. I read somewhere that Antelope Valley needs moderate rain to be good. Real wet years aren't usually very good because the weeds out grow the poppies. I think the rental ended up being about $600 for the month + , not too bad really.

I got lucky and visited Antelope Valley for the first time in 2003 – that was a great year! I went back in 2005 and it was nothing compared to 2003 – I didn’t even stay. I read somewhere that Antelope Valley needs moderate rain to be good. Real wet years aren’t usually very good because the weeds out grow the poppies.

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain/comment-page-1#comment-40233 Richard Wong Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:12:22 +0000 http://my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain#comment-40233 you have better air quality in Seward than what I have to breathe so your odds of the making it to the next big bloom are greater than mine. lol, that car rental bill must have been huge. Have you ever been to Slab City? the interesting thing about that 60 inch rainfall year we had was that the Antelope Valley was just an average year from what I was told. It looked good to me, but when an old-timer tells me it is average then I'll take their word for it. you have better air quality in Seward than what I have to breathe so your odds of the making it to the next big bloom are greater than mine. lol, that car rental bill must have been huge. Have you ever been to Slab City?

the interesting thing about that 60 inch rainfall year we had was that the Antelope Valley was just an average year from what I was told. It looked good to me, but when an old-timer tells me it is average then I’ll take their word for it.

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain/comment-page-1#comment-40230 Ron Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:58:49 +0000 http://my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain#comment-40230 Yeah, I wasn't planning on leaving Alaska that winter until I started reading about the amazing bloom. I figured I might not be around for the next 100 year bloom :) , so I flew down last minute and lived in a little suv rental car for 5 weeks. I have past through there the two years since, and you are right - there hasn't been a thing. I don't need a big flower year, but it would be nice if there were a few patches. Maybe this year. Yeah, I wasn’t planning on leaving Alaska that winter until I started reading about the amazing bloom. I figured I might not be around for the next 100 year bloom :) , so I flew down last minute and lived in a little suv rental car for 5 weeks.

I have past through there the two years since, and you are right – there hasn’t been a thing. I don’t need a big flower year, but it would be nice if there were a few patches. Maybe this year.

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain/comment-page-1#comment-40213 Richard Wong Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:00:12 +0000 http://my-photo-blog.com/desert-rain#comment-40213 nice Ron. So you made it there in 05 also! I was still living in SF at the time but came down here just for that. I don't there has been any flowers since then though. around here it rained over an inch last week. nice Ron. So you made it there in 05 also! I was still living in SF at the time but came down here just for that. I don’t there has been any flowers since then though. around here it rained over an inch last week.

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