Death Valley's Rare Superbloom: North America's Driest Place Explodes in Color

• Death Valley, North America's driest place, is experiencing a rare "superbloom" of wildflowers, transforming its desert landscape into carpets of gold.
• This once-in-a-decade event, the best since 2016, is due to steady rainfall and warm temperatures, including the wettest November on record.
• The bloom features desert gold, purple phacelia, brown-eyed primrose, and pink desert five-spot, showcasing the resilience of desert life.
• The superbloom is short-lived; lower elevations will bloom until mid-to-late March, while higher elevations will see color from April through June.
• Visitors are urged to stay on trails, avoid picking flowers (purple phacelia can irritate skin), and watch out for sphinx moth caterpillars.