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Fresno Blossom Trail
What
- White and Pink blossoms; Yellow mustard blossoms
- Kings River
More Info
- Best time is between end of February and mid of March
- Free drive-through the blossom trail
- Take a print-out of the blossom trail map
- Stay updated on the latest information here
Being
aware of a 3 hours drive from San Jose to Fresno, we planned in such a way that
we would reach Fresno at around 2.00pm in order to avoid having the sun right
above our heads. The drive was very pretty scenic, exposing us to beautiful
mountain vistas on either sides of the freeway stretching for miles.
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| San Luis Reservoir |
Half-way
through the drive, we came upon the gorgeous, shimmering blue waters of the San
Luis Reservoir. If you miss the first scenic viewpoint, do not panic as I did.
The freeway extends along a part of the reservoir and there are several
viewpoints, where one can pull over and sometimes even walk close to the
waters. The day being clear and sunny, the water was literally sparkling and
there were flocks and flocks of birds near the shore. I even noticed several
windmills on the other side of the mountains.
After
passing the San Luis Reservoir the landscape changed, giving way to flat
meadows and agricultural lands, stretching as far as the eye could see.
After
a long drive, we reached the Fresno Blossom Trail. Although there were
sign-posts at every junction of the blossom trail that helped to keep us in
track; carrying a hard copy of the trail map just made it easier.
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| White Blossoms |
There
are no designated parking spaces at the trail, so one would need to pull over
to the side of the road to see the astounding beauty of the white and pink
blossom trees, walk amidst the blossoms and take pictures. The vast spans of
blossoms of the same color make it look all the more stunning. I thought this
would be one of the apt places to take wedding photo shoots.
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| Yellow Mustard Blossoms |
Along
the trail were the yellow mustard blossoms as well. It was breathtaking to see
the boundless varieties of the colorful blossoms with the snow clad Sierra
Mountains, visible in the distance in the background.
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| Orange Grove |
Orange
Blossom Trail, as stated in the trail map took us through the orange grove,
where we saw vast stretches of orange trees and the trees were clothed in ripe oranges. The Orange Blossom Trail was a pretty long drive and the trees here were
not too different from the bunch of orange trees that we saw in the main
blossom trail.
The Kings
River runs across the trail and it is probably a nice place to stop by. After
spending a little over 3 hours driving through the blossom trail, we were
totally exhausted and could not wait to return home and call it a day!
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