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See the return of California's wildflower 'super blooms' this spring as 2024 season begins

A visitor to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area enjoys the early morning light in Anza Borrego State Park, located within the Colorado Desert, in Borrego Springs, Calif., on March 14, 2024.
A visitor to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area enjoys the early morning light in Anza Borrego State Park, located within the Colorado Desert, in Borrego Springs, Calif., on March 14, 2024.
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Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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A gray desert sunflower blooms in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area of Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
A gray desert sunflower blooms in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area of Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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A loud flying insect buzzes around blooming verbena in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
A loud flying insect buzzes around blooming verbena in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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Wildflowers bloom as the sun rises to the east in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Wildflowers bloom as the sun rises to the east in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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The sun peeks through the clouds as wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
The sun peeks through the clouds as wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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Wildflowers bloom in the sand dunes in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Wildflowers bloom in the sand dunes in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower walk their dog in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower walk their dog in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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