When Mother Nature decides to show off, she does so in the most majestic manner. So huge, she even makes the moon and other planets jealous.
California has suffered a massive four-year drought that people were hopeless of getting over. However, after over ten inches of spring rains, the state is looking healthy and blooming again.
Areas which were dried up and left almost lifeless by the drought are now being covered by array of wildflowers. Tagged as the ‘Super Bloom,’ the colors made by nature can actually be seen from outer space.
Satellite image of Los Padres National Forest on Dec. 3, 2016.
Satellite image of Los Padres National Forest on March 27, 2017.
The stunning display of nature was captured by a photo shared on Instagram by the Bureau of Land Management. The rare phenomena has been concentrated further south in California in places like the Anza-Borrego Desert outside of San Diego and Walker Canyon near Los Angeles. It is projected to be migrating north into Central Valley.
“The show is simply indescribable at the Carrizo Plain National Monument,” Bob Wick of the Bureau of Land Management wrote in the caption.
Another place to perfectly spot the Super Bloom and take your very own stunning photos is the California Poppy Reserve. A few months ago, the region was pretty barren, but now rebounds with green and tinges of orange blooms.
Purple phacelia and orange checker fiddleneck photographed in the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
The perfect time to go flower-watching is the months of April and May before the hot weather hits. Variations of coreopsis, tidy tips, phacelia and other patches of other flower species are scattered all over the region.
Watch: This area was once a desert. See how it looks like now.
Instagram users are sharing their own shots of the majestic views by using the hashtag #trackthebloom. Better take advantage of the amazing backdrop provided by nature to brighten up your photos.
