Alpine Poppy Fields
hikers: Mark & Lecia
distance 1 mile
elevation gain: 134 feet
difficulty: easy, basically a walk on a dirt path.
beauty: definitely worth it to see the poppies. If it exists go at a non busy time.
time of day: 7:45 am on a Saturday
Mark and I went to the poppy fields in Alpine for an early morning hike. OK it wasn't really early although we thought it was early enough to beat the crowds but we were wrong. Sunrise would be a good time. There were lots of people, photographers and influencers. I had to work at my photos to get them without people. I'm sure it was even busier as time went on.
We found a parking spot in the parking lot. It fills up but there is a church before the parking lot where you can park when it is busy. There are lots of biking trails in this park.
Here is my strava of our hike or walk!
We followed the well marked path.
It took us to the ruins. At one time this was a house.
Now the brick walls remain and they are surrounded by flowers at this time of year.
Because there are so many people to see the poppies they rope the paths.
The view of the poppies and the mountains is beautiful.
So colorful!
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