Petals are popping in Fresno County

Fresno County’s blossom country is gorgeous this time of year when the fruit trees — almond, peach, plum, etc. — erupt in color. I recently took a mini-family trip up north to write a story for The Times about the petal spectacle and a camping destination.

First stop: The tiny town of Sanger, for its yearly nod to the Blossom Trail ritual, the Blossom Days Festival. The kids were scooping up the petals that were raining from trees along 7th Street in downtown Sanger. A band was playing cover songs, and the breezes were positively balmy. Barbecued beef sandwiches and potato salad provided fuel for the drive.

And speaking of fuel! The lowest we saw was $3.27 per gallon — how horrifying to call that a relative bargain.

Still, the trees — even in the early stages — were worth the trip for us.

Rows upon rows of pink and white with snowy mountains behind that we first mistook for clouds. And, oh man, those snowy white blossoms — some trees looked like they were loaded with billions of cotton balls.

Yep, definitely worth the trip. But next time, I’m driving a Prius.

— Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

[Photo: Sofia, 3, and Gus Muñoz, 6, by Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times]

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