Lake Elsinore, California - March 20, 2019: Happy, smiling photographers and tourists take photos and walk the trail at Walker Canyon, admiring the wildflowers and poppies during the superbloom

Leading lines of Highway 58 going through Carrizo Plain National Monument when the hills are filled with colorful wildflowers during a superbloom

Hills of poppies and other mixed wildflowers in Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore California during a spring superbloom

Canterbury Bells wildflowers (Phacelia campanularia) in Joshua Tree National Park during Californias superbloom

Selective focus on closed poppies on an overcast day. Poppies need sunlight to open. Taken during the California Superbloom

Sign warning visitors of an area that is not a trail in the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California

Bajada Lupine is one of many species of wildflower carpeting the desert floor this spring - Joshua Tree National Park, California

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Shell Creek Aerial

Orange blotched green hills.

Time for some color again - from the Superbloom 2019 archives.

Extreme wide angle view of the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve poppies wildflower field during the superbloom

The desert carpeted in wildflowers - Joshua Tree National Park, California

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Backlit, afternoon sun view of orange poppies and lacy phacelia during the California wildflower super bloom

Wildflower poppies on a hillside at Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore California during the 2019 super bloom

Elegant lacy phacelia and orange poppies grow in a wildflower field at Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California during the spring super bloom

Poppies in full bloom on a hillside in Walker Canyon California during the super bloom event

Dirt trail through Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore during the poppy wildflower superbloom.

Bajada Lupine and other spring wildflowers cover the desert floor

- Joshua Tree National Park, California

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Hillside daisies as far as the eye can see at Carrizo Plain National Monument during a superbloom

Selective focus on closed poppies on an overcast day. Poppies need sunlight to open. Taken during the California Superbloom

April 2, 2019: Manhattan Beach, CA. The California drought is officially over with wildflowers covering the hills.

Orange California Poppies carpet the field in Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore during the 2019 super bloom

Field of Canterbury Bells wildflowers with other mixed desert flowers in Joshua Tree National Park during the California superbloom. Intentional selective focus on a few flowers

Close up of rolling hills covered in wildflowers at Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore California during the super bloom

Phainopepla nitens

Lake Elsinore, California - March 22, 2019: Tourists and hikers walk along the trail of Walker Canyon during the Poppy wildflower superbloom

Sony a7 with Sigma 16mm filtermatic fisheye lens mounted on it. Image converted to B&W in iPhoto. I generally fail at fisheye photography, but this one worked pretty good.

Wild flower bloom at Walker Canyon near Lake Elsinore in California. We spent about 5 hours enjoying the beauty and abundance.

Explore #12 March 28 2019

Hiking trail leading up a hill filled with yellow wildflowers in Carrizo Plain National Monument during the California Super Bloom

Canterbury Bells wildflowers in Joshua Tree National Park during Californias superbloom Bell wildflowers in Joshua Tree National Park during Californias superbloom, during a sunset with a sunburst flare

Young woman wearing heart sunglasses and casual clothing poses in poppy field

Giant field of poppies in Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California during the superbloom

Selective focus on closed poppies on an overcast day. Poppies need sunlight to open. Taken during the California Superbloom

Super bloom of beautiful poppies and purple wildflowers on the hills of Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore California. Focus on the purple flowers

Desert Bluebells are one of many species of wildflower appearing this spring thanks to El Niño enhanced winter rainfall.

- Joshua Tree National Park, California

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Beautiful layers of wildflowers in Carrizo Plain National Monument during a superbloom in California

Looking up view of poppies at Walker Canyon during the California super bloom, against a bright blue sky

Carrizo Plain

Poppies and other wildflowers bloom on a hillside in Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore California during the 2019 superbloom

woman wearing heart sunglasses and a pastel caftan in a poppy field during the California super bloom

I liked this particular shot from the poppy series because of the way the petal was folding towards me. It was almost as if the flower was saying Hi to me which the million others were focused on warming up to the sun!

Poppies grow in a field during the California superbloom of wildflowers

... has now completely taken over the floor.

I'm extremely fortunate to share this image with you all via Explore! Thank you for your feedback and the continued encouragement! Cheers!

Happy woman smiles off into the distance looking at the bright orange hills filled with poppies during the superbloom at Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California

A Spanish Needle flower head - Riverside County, California

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The desert has exploded with wildflowers thanks to some heavy El Niño rainfall from October through February - Joshua Tree National Park, California

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