Photograph Wildflowers at Carrizo Plain National Monument

Driving in from Hwy 58 East, you will be passing through a grapevine, and through some hills. Once you hit the Seven Mile Road, you will start to see fields of yellow flowers all around you - this is where the adventure starts. Just continue to drive along the road until you find a great spot to take photos of the wildflowers. 

Continue along Seven Mile Road, until you hit Soda Lake Road, then turn left to head South. Along this road you will find a dirt road on the right which leads up a hill called Overlook Hill. This is a great spot to get panoramic views of the whole place. It was so beautiful to see fields of green, painted with yellow patches of flowers!

You will also find several hiking trails in the area which take you through beautiful flower beds. Just be sure to follow the trail at all times and avoid stepping on the flowers!

Further south on Soda Lake Road, turn left on Simmler Road and here you'll get to explore Soda Lake, which is a dry alkaline lake. This place reminded me of chocolate crinkles, because it was pretty much mud and soil, covered with a lot of salt!

From here, you can continue on Simmler Road until it goes around to hit the same entry point you came through. To head back, make your way through the hills, through the grapevine, to head back out to Hwy 58.