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Did a loop thru Rim Fire Zone yesterday west of Yosemite. The area is just carpeted with wild flowers. At higher elevations there are mats of lupine, seven varieties. At lower elevations a mix of lupine, paintbrush, columbine, violets, poppies, buttercups and numerous species I have never ever seen in this area before.
Read more: http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/ca-north.html#ixzz48CLPTBxn
See photos at : Desert Wildflower reports for Northern California by DesertUSA
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I have been all over Calif, never heard of Rim Fire, exactly where is it located?
Spencer
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 at 2:55 PM
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By: Spencer Westbrook on May 9, 2016
at 7:31 PM
According to Wikipedia:
The Rim Fire was a wildland fire that was started in a remote canyon in Stanislaus National Forest in California. This portion of the central Sierra Nevada spans Tuolumne and Mariposa counties. The fire started on August 17, 2013 during the 2013 California wildfire season.[1] It was the third largest wildfire in California’s history,[8] having burned 257,314 acres (402.053 sq mi; 1,041.31 km2).[1][9] It is also the largest wildfire on record in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_Fire
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By: Sandy Steinman on May 9, 2016
at 9:33 PM