Table Mountain Lone Oak and Wildflowers
by Mike Lee
Title
Table Mountain Lone Oak and Wildflowers
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
While walking with my wife at the Table Mountain Ecological Preserve in Butte County, California, on an April morning, I was drawn to the striking presence of this lone oak tree standing gracefully on the hillside. The foreground, adorned with rugged basalt rocks and a vibrant carpet of yellow and purple wildflowers, added depth and texture to the serene landscape.
According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, “The approximately 3,300-acre North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve is an elevated basalt mesa with beautiful vistas of spring wildflowers, waterfalls, lava outcrops, and a rare type of vernal pool, called Northern Basalt Flow Vernal Pools.” Despite the distance from my home—especially with the frequent closures of California State Route 70—I am eager to return and explore more of this breathtaking reserve, particularly in the springtime.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭.
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June 2nd, 2023
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