A "superbloom" of wildflowers is appearing across California this spring due to historic levels of rain that fell in some parts of the state amid a wild winter's barrage of atmospheric river storms .
"Superblooms take place in some desert climates after unusually wet winters, when typically dormant seeds and plants wake up," Mindy Sink wrote for the Denver Post . "The result, especially in California and Arizona, can be hillsides carpeted in color as thousands of flowers pop open around the same time."
Photographers around the West are capturing stunning images of the blooms, from Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster to Carrizo Plain National Monument near Santa Margarita in California. A recommendation ? Take your Instagram photos from the trail to avoid trampling the flowers.
An aerial view of people walking in a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People kiss and take photos in a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A person leaps while posing for a photo in a field of blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People walk in a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People walk along a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of people walking in a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People gather and take photos in a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People walk amid wildflowers blooming in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Wildflowers bloom near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming along Soda Lake, which is usually dry, in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A person takes photos of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People walk amid wildflowers blooming in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming along Soda Lake, which is usually dry, in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A vehicle drives past wildflowers blooming in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Wildflowers bloom near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) An aerial view of wildflowers blooming near Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) People walk amid wildflowers blooming in Carrizo Plain National Monument following an unusually wet winter on April 13, 2023 near Santa Margarita, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A woman holds on while ziplining over a superbloom of wildflowers at Skull Canyon Ziplines in Corona, California on April 11, 2023. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Triana Montserrat ziplines over a superbloom of wildflowers at Skull Canyon Ziplines in Corona, California on April 11, 2023. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Contributing: Mindy Sink, Denver Post; Getty Images
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