Sunday
Mar292009
Merced River Valley: Spring Wildflowers & More, along Highway 140, from Merced to El Portal, CA
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 10:16PM 
As shown above, wildflowers blanketed many of the hillsides along the drive from Merced to El Portal, CA. Cities in between include Agua Fria, Mariposa, Midpines, Briceburg and Incline. The drive along Highway 140, which follows the Merced River, begins in farmland, quickly becomes hilly, and then mountainous. See map below. The drive ends at the west entrance to Yosemite National Park.
Above and below: Mariposa, CA.
Mountain View Grocery Store in Midpines, CA.
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Reader Comments (4)
Those poppies are quite a sight! It has been way too long since I've been to Yosemite so thanks for sharing.
Its great post thanks for sharing blogs..
Those are beautiful pictures of a great place to visit in the central valley!
this is truly is great county to live in. keep up the great pictures!.