Lupine and Fiddlenecks at Sunrise, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
The sun rises over the Temblor Range, illuminating lupine and fiddlenecks that fill the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County, California, during a so-called superbloom. The area is the largest single native grassland remaining in California and was designated as the Carrizo Plain National Monument in 2001. During superbloom years, an unusually high number of wildflowers blossom at the same time, usually the result of wet winter and spring weather. The seeds may have been dormant for years in the more typically dry desert soil.
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