Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) and more by the river
12/11/09
I went to the Santa Ynez River on Wednesday morning to look for fall color photos. I found them!
These are brilliant Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) trees in the Salicaceae plant family, with a few Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) trees tucked in. My beloved San Marcos Pass is off to the right in this photo, on top of the mountains. (Paradise, Santa Ynez River, 9 December 2009)
This is a wet place in the river (at the first crossing), but the river is still mostly dry. The rains that we've been having this week will help. We had rain last weekend, more rain today, and a big storm is expected tomorrow night.
It's good weather for mushrooms!