Badwater Basin

[ysabetwordsmith]

... is full again in Death Valley.

Oh, and the wildflowers?  I bet they bloom like crazy, desert ones are designed to capitalize on water when it's available.

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[spiced_wine]

I’m always amazed when I see images of desert blooms!

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

People tend to think of a desert as dead, but it's not. It's dormant. Instant flowers, just add water! And I do mean instant. Some of those things sprout within hours. Many desert flowers complete their bloom-to-seed cycle and go dormant again within a few days or weeks. They know they have to work fast.

So my bet is, if there's enough water in Death Valley to make an ephemeral lake, it's going to be a vivid season for flowers. The annuals will respond to a sudden gush, but the perennials will also respond to high enough ambient water that's lying around in the sand. I'd recommend creek-hiking, because water collects in low places even if you can't see it. Those desert plants will have roots going down for yards, they'll find it when it's there, and right now it's there.