|
|
FLOWERS OF ALABAMA HILLS: Alabama Hills is a desert enviorment PHOTO HERE And don't forget the cactus, which
put Alabama Hills were named in the 1860's
during ARCHES OF ALABAMA
HILLS DIRECTIONS: ROAD CONDITIONS WEATHER:
We are not the expert on wildflowers.
A small photo gallery... does not include
a complete listing of all the wildflowers.
Scarlet Locoweed
Alabama Hills Recreation Area
March 10, 2007
More flowers...
More Flowers... Apricot Globe Mallow?
More Flowers... Lupine
May 16, 2007
More flowers... some nice photos.
May 30, 2007
More flowers...
June 2, 2007
June 15, 2007
(Actual photo from Buttermilk Country)
and not much grows out here besides
the sage brush. When you see wildflowers,
it is kind of special.
Beavertail Cactus
(Actual photo from Buttermilk Country)
More Cactus...
on an impressive show as they explode
with color.
Sign at Alabama Hills Recreation Area
Alabama Hills Recreation Area
the Civil War by Southern sympathizers in honor
of the Confederate warship CSS Alabama. The
Alabama Hills Recreation Area was dedicated
in 1969 by Bureau of Land Management and
encompasses almost 30,000 acres.
Mount Whitney
Arch Off Whitney Portal Road
Photos, information, and directions
about the Arches of Alabama Hills.
There are 100's of natural arches.
From Lone Pine, CA / Hwy.395
(At the only stop light in town)
Turn west on Whitney Portal Road
Whitney Portal Road
Whitney Portal Road is paved.
Lone
Pine
Whitney
Summit
INDIAN
GRINDING STONES AND MORTARS CATTLE
GRAVEYARD Free campgrounds and camping
LATITUDE: N 36°36.177
LONGITUDE: W 118°04.470
Grinding Rock with Dynamite Holes
Near the Information Kiosk on Whitney Portal Road.
You can find several Indian Mortars in the Alabama
Hills and surrounding area. 
Cattle Graveyard
What a horrible sight to see...
There is a calf hanging out through the rib cage
and the hay from the stomach spilled out on the
ground.
LATITUDE: N 36°35.210
LONGITUDE: W 118°04.162
This is not an official Tourist Attraction.
CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUNDS
FLOWERS OF ALABAMA HILLS
