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Great road map on yelp
Wish there were signs telling what each field was.
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Never seen something like this in my life, beautiful sceneries with all the blossom. My friend and I couldn't stop WOW WOW…
*Almond Blossom Trail: https://youtu.be/12ZzClPzeus
*Tangerine Orchard-Blossom Trail: https://youtu.be/55YnogShAPU
We went to Fresno 2 times within 2 weeks to see the blossom. There wewe so many places, it's hard to tell you exactly the location where my pictures been taking. We drove around and around until we saw what we feel like it, then we stopped and taking pictures.
Hurry up, each blossom trail only last for about a week or ten days. 🙂
*White Blossom Trail, could be Plums: https://youtu.be/WSgOShF7f7k
*Pink Blossom trail, could be Nectarines and Peaches: https://youtu.be/COrfcLth8ns
*Tangerine Orchards: https://youtu.be/rgfjhlc7TF0
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Timing is everything, and Mother Nature can ladle out short seasons. By the time we arrived last Sunday, several factors were at play. Most of the white blossoms had peaked already. Fortunately, there were lots of pinks to enjoy.
Sadly though, there was a persistent haziness in the air, which camouflaged the mountains completely. Even in the Eastern part of the Orange Blossom Trail, no distant peaks to be seen. Drat! That was disappointing.
We were crazy enough to get up early on the first day of Daylight Savings Time, having lost an hour of sleep, to drive up for the day. Sometimes you just have to go for it. We did take some sweet photos, and get away from our normal routine for a day.
Seeing the hillsides lush with fresh green grasses was also a bonus for the timing of the journey. A return stop at Simonian Farms was a big plus, too. The new signs throughout the route were really helpful to enjoy the Flower Power!
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We decided to take the loop going through Sanger, Centerville, & Minkler. bossoms There is in addition to the Blossom Trail called the Orange Blossom Trail going through Orange Cove.
The blossoms were in full bloom as of 3/5/2017. Unfortunately, there were no orange blossoms in evidence. Since traffic was sparse, it was easy to pull over and get out for pictures.
We ventured off of the trail to head up Piedra Rd which takes you into the low foothills. We were able to get pictures of wildflowers.
We spent about 4 hours and had a great time. If you want to get away from the urban experience, I highly recommend you go for a self guided tour while it lasts.
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this shop and started the trail.
we were in the trail for close to 90mins and could cover two gardens, there seems to be plenty of garden, so reaching there earlier would be good.
the view is awesome and i felt it is worth travelling this distance. we went in march first weekend and view was awesome.
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1. its a trails of 10s of miles, so you will have to stop in each garden and then move to another garden. so it takes a lot of time.
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It's undeniable that you have a beautiful landscape full of fruit blossoms in your county. I'm sure during February-mid March, it would be even more of a sight to see. However, I can't endorse this "trail" as a MUST-see until the following things below are addressed. If ignored, I fear many future visitors will feel deceived/disappointed like me.
1) The name should be changed. It IS NOT a trail. A trail would imply that you can freely walk about to admire the view. This isn't the case here at all. Instead you should change it to "Fresno County Blossom Drive". ALL blossom trees are on private property so whenever I chose to park alongside the road to take pictures or walk between the rows of trees, a few farmers stopped me. Taking pictures isn't impossible, but when you have to be secretive and quick about your camera skills, it takes away from the fun.
2) Give a definitive address or spot as to where the "trail" or drive begins. Adding signs at different junctures about the "trail" would be extremely helpful too. For a while, I was driving aimlessly, relying on a sketchy map I found on the Fresno Tourist website. I had to go to a couple gas stations and a McDonalds to get proper directions. I've written directions below.
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Conclusion: 2.5 Stars. While visiting Visalia, I was ecstatic to hear about this trail. Reading the positive reviews on Yelp just heightened my anticipation too. But overall, it wasn't worth it. IF you have some time to kill and traveling from Socal to Fresno, driving through the miles of beautiful blossom fruit trees may be enjoyable, but throw all preconceived notions of a hike/relaxing walk out the window.
Extra Notes:
-DIRECTIONS: If coming from SoCal and driving on the 99 Highway, exit 18th Street and turn right. From there, go straight and 18th street will become Mendocino Avenue. Drive until you hit Rose Avenue then turn left. You are NOW on the Blossom "trail". Follow the picture map I provided.
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After a long three hour drive from San Jose, we reached the Fresno Blossom Trail. Although there were sign-posts at every junction of the blossom trail that helped to keep us in track; carrying a hard copy of the trail map just made it easier.
http://www.gofresnocounty.com/blossomtrail/Map.asp
There are no designated parking spaces at the trail, so one would need to pull over to the side of the road to see the astounding beauty of the white and pink blossom trees, walk amidst the blossoms and take pictures. The vast spans of blossoms of the same color make it look all the more stunning. I thought this would be one of the apt places to take wedding photo shoots.
Along the trail were the yellow mustard blossoms as well. It was breathtaking to see the boundless varieties of the colorful blossoms with the snow clad Sierra Mountains, visible in the distance in the background.
Orange Blossom Trail, as stated in the trail map took us through the orange grove, where we saw vast stretches of orange trees and the trees were clothed in ripe oranges. The Orange Blossom Trail was a pretty long drive and the trees here were not too different from the bunch of orange trees that we saw in the main blossom trail.
The Kings River runs across the trail and it is probably a nice place to stop by.
Overall, our experience was good, but it does get boring after a while.
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I saw some beautiful flowers on the way, but I think I would be happier if they didn't call it a "blossom trail" at the first place. Because it is basically a big area that's pretty spread out with cherry blossom trees. Some parts are really really beautiful, some parts are not as good. I think if they can just tell people a few spots with the best trees to go, it may be better…
If you want to see a lot of cherry blossom trees in spring time, give it a try, but don't expect too much on the way. And watch out for dogs when you take pictures!! There's not really an obvious sign for most of the parts, and some area looks like other people's farm…I got chased by 2 dogs when I was just taking pictures in one of the spot, totally scared me! Good thing is those dogs are well trained, they stopped once I stepped out of the area…:P
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if anyone is looking for a location for an engagment shoot or a pre wedding shoot.. this is definitely the place..
imagine wearing a white dress, and under a pink blossom tree.. and the nice thing is the trail is in more "farm" area, so it's perfect place for a photoshoto backdrop…
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If you take the drive during the summer months, you will find lots of fruits stands at which to buy the fruit grown in those orchards.
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When is the best time to go? I'd say third week of February till beginning of March. It all depends on the weather so you just have to check twitter for updates. I went on the first week of March and the petals were mostly on the ground by then. Once 3rd week of March hit, the leaves start to grow out by then.
I think most people misunderstood this trail for the Cherry Blossom's trees but it's not! It's actually fruit trees and the flowers look just like the Cherry Blossom's flowers.
You'll probably be disappointed at first because it doesn't look that nice from far away but as you get into the field, it's really amazing! The flowers smell so goood and the petals on the ground just add a nice touch to it. It's a good opportunity to take pictures here but I suggest you don't wear white because the background itself is already white as it is! (:
If you follow the map on their website, the whole trail would take you at least 2hrs. YUP, we actually drove around the whole trail which I don't recommend. After awhile, all the trees look just like any other trees that you'll see at the beginning. Once you see the white & pink flowers, that should be good enough.
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http://foodandwinemavens.blogspot.com/2010/03/san-francisco-weekend-getaway-fresno.html