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California poppies, Central Coast, Coastal Highway (4/27/19) Mark Harding

Wildflowers are blooming along the Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) between Cambria, north to Big Sur.

Color spotter Mark Harding drove Hwy 1 over the weekend, returning with these images of wildflowers and wildlife.

African daisies (osteospermum), Bixby Bridge, Coastal Highway (4/27/19) Mark Harding
Tule elk play fighting, Coastal Highway (4/27/19) Mark Harding
Smooth Tidy Tips (Layia chrysanthemoides) and Lupine, Coastal Highway (4/27/19) Mark Harding
Bigleaf maple and coastal redwood, Big Sur, Coastal Highway (4/27/19) Mark Harding
Hwy 46 between Cambria and Paso Robles (4/26/19) Mark Harding
Hwy 46 between Cambria and Paso Robles (4/26/19) Mark Harding
Wild turkey, Hwy 46 between Cambria and Paso Robles (4/26/19) Mark Harding

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