Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona

Chong Ho Yu (Alex)

 Wildflowers

March 15, 2008 

The window of opportunities for capturing the images of Mexican gold poppy and other wildflowers in Lost Dutchman State Park is narrow. Every year wildflowers start to blossom in late February and the floral carpet becomes the thickest in mid March. I was there on March 15. After the peak, the flowers start to dry up and die down by April. Some wildflowers close when the sunlight is absent, but open up in the morning once the sunshine wakes them up. The opening process takes some time and thus midmorning is the best time to view them. But you have to go there earlier than that because too many cars compete for parking space.