Death Valley is one of the hottest places on the planet, and most of the time, it’s sandy and barren. But when rain falls, all that changes. Seeds that lay hidden in the soil (sometimes for years) burst open and the desert blooms. This year, that bloom is exceptional. Twenty different kinds of flowering plants currently paint Death Valley dunes a kaleidoscope of color.

It’s called a “superbloom” and you can check it out here:

 

Death Valley in full bloom
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