{"id":1287,"date":"2013-05-25T22:31:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T22:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2023-05-27T21:30:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T21:30:41","slug":"dogwood-ive-never-seen-it-before-we-headed-to-northern-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"Dogwood &#8211; I&#8217;ve never seen it before we headed to northern Ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As we drive through forests and meadows here in northern CA and southern OR in spring, one type of tree we see often is a dogwood.\u00a0 In some places they line the roads and are all in bloom.<\/p>\n<p>They are really pretty trees and the white flowers contrast so nicely with the shades of green of the other trees.<\/p>\n<p>We see these trees at altitudes of between 3000 and 4500 feet up, and they only bloom if they are in the sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>We also took close-up shots of another little wildflower and a manzanita in bloom:<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>.rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner{\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 50px auto;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50px;\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 40px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner > div{\r\n\t\t\t  background-color: #333;\r\n\t\t\t  height: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t  width: 6px;\r\n\t\t\t  display: inline-block;\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation: rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66a-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t  animation: rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66a-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect2 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -1.1s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -1.1s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect3 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -1.0s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -1.0s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect4 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -0.9s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -0.9s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect5 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -0.8s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -0.8s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t@-webkit-keyframes rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66a-stretchdelay {\r\n\t\t\t  0%, 40%, 100% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4) }  \r\n\t\t\t  20% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0) }\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t@keyframes rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66a-stretchdelay {\r\n\t\t\t  0%, 40%, 100% { \r\n\t\t\t    transform: scaleY(0.4);\r\n\t\t\t    -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4);\r\n\t\t\t  }  20% { \r\n\t\t\t    transform: scaleY(1.0);\r\n\t\t\t    -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0);\r\n\t\t\t  }\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style><div class=\"robo-gallery-wrap robo-gallery-wrap-id7632 robo-gallery-grid\" ><div id=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66a-block-loader\" class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aSpinner\"><div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect1\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect2\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect3\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect4\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66aRect5\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"robo_gallery_main_block_rbs_gallery_69e5b66aed66a\" class=\"robogallery-gallery-7632\" style=\"width:100%; 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