California declared drought free for first time in seven years
The experience here in Orange County over the last few months has been nuts.<p>Being able to hang out down near the ocean and see the San Gabriel mountains just decked out in snow is surreal: <a href="https://i.redd.it/kueaye5p6si21.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.redd.it/kueaye5p6si21.jpg</a><p>Another photo: <a href="https://i.redd.it/vy7dlavrh0f21.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.redd.it/vy7dlavrh0f21.jpg</a><p>Anaheim hills, an area that rarely gets snowed on: <a href="https://i.redd.it/trbf198kb6i21.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.redd.it/trbf198kb6i21.jpg</a><p>Then we roll right into the poppy/wildflower superbloom which has been bonkers: <a href="https://weather.com/travel/news/2019-03-13-super-bloom-flower-show-california#9" rel="nofollow">https://weather.com/travel/news/2019-03-13-super-bloom-flowe...</a><p>The blackstar canyon waterfall is LIT! <a href="https://i.redd.it/4bq8v71ff7j21.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.redd.it/4bq8v71ff7j21.jpg</a><p>Last but not least we are smack dab in the middle of an epic butterfly migration, <a href="https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2019/03/08/why-are-there-so-many-butterflies-in-southern-california-right-now/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2019/03/08/why-are-there-so...</a><p>Driving down the 73 toll road yesterday I think I drove through about 300 butterflies, at least. They just kinda flop over the car, none of them hit me. It was like driving through a butterfly hail storm.<p>This place sucks a lot of the time with all of the congestion and traffic, heat, smog, high cost of living etc... but times like this really make you stop and appreciate how beautiful it is.