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カリフォルニア南部の砂漠では、2016年秋から冬にかけてめったにない大雨が降ったため、野生の花々が一斉に咲く「スーパーブルーム現象」が起き、一気に色鮮やかな景色が広がっている。
サンディエゴから約2時間の場所にあるアンザボレゴ砂漠やレイク・エルシノア市のウォーカーキャニオンでは、3月中旬に一帯の花が満開になった。
「レイク・エルシノアでは広範囲にオレンジ色のポピーが咲き、地元で交通渋滞が起きています」と、市政代行官グラント・イエイツ氏は地元のプレス・エンタープライズ紙に語った。
アンザボレゴ砂漠では、紫と黄色が合わさり、より色鮮やかになっている。3月15日にアンザボレゴ砂漠自然史協会（ABDNHA）は、砂漠では異なる地域で異なる種類の花が別々の時期に咲くという「ローリングブルーム」現象が起きていると説明した（開花時期や場所についての詳細はABDNHAのウェブサイトに記載されている） 。
暑い日中に閉じてしまう花もあるため、花を見たいなら朝行くのがベストだ。
もし近いうちに旅行に行く予定がないなら、砂漠で撮影された素敵な写真を見て楽しむこともできる。
カリフォルニア州レイク・エルシノアで満開に咲く野生の花々の間を歩くジュリア・ルーちゃん（左）とエイミー・リューちゃん。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
レイク・エルシノアで満開に咲く花の中にいる犬。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
レイク・エルシノアの満開に咲く花の間を歩く人たち。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
レイク・エルシノアに咲くポピー。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
雨の多かった冬の影響で、春の野生の花が満開に咲き誇るレイク・エルシノアで、自撮り棒を使って自撮りする女性。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
普段は乾燥している砂漠だが、今は美しい春の野生の花が咲くレイク・エルシノアを歩く女性。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
レイク・エルシノアに咲く野生の花畑の中で腰を下ろし、花を眺める男性。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
レイク・エルシノアの花畑にいる女性と犬。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
雨の多い冬の影響により、カリフォルニア州アンザボレゴ砂漠州立公園では広い範囲で春の野生の花が見られる。Steve Gorman / Reuters
雨の多い冬の影響により、アンザボレゴ砂漠州立公園では広い範囲で春の野生の花が見られる。Sue Horton / Reuters
雨の多い冬の影響により、レイク・エルシノアでは広い範囲で春の野生の花が見られる。Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
雨の多い冬の影響により、アンザボレゴ砂漠州立公園では広い範囲で春の野生の花が見られる。Reuters
雨の多い冬の影響により、アンザボレゴ砂漠州立公園では広い範囲で春の野生の花が見られる。Steve Gorman / Reuters
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A massive spring wildflower bloom caused by a wet winter is seen in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, U.S., March 13, 2017. Picture taken March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Gorman (credit:Reuters Staff / Reuters)
Los Angeles Times(02 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: Desert Sunflowers surround a photographer during a rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park in the Badwater Basin area off Highway 178 March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is covered in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(03 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: An insect explores a Yellow Cup during the \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(04 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: Desert sunflowers cover the desert in the Badwater Basin area off Highway 178 in Death Valley National Park. A rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers is taking place in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in a sea of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(05 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: Geraea_canescens and Phacelia_crenulata offer a color wash across the desert floor during rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers off Highway 190 in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(06 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: A Yellow Cup reaches towards the sky during a rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(07 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: A Desert Five Spot decorates places along the desert floor in Death Valley National Park where a rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers is taking place March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(08 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: Notchleaf Phacelia are part of a rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(09 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: Notchleaf Phacelia color the landscape in patches of purple during a rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(10 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: A pair of visitors tip-toe through a field of Desert Sunflowers during rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(11 of26)
DEATH VALLEY, CA., MARCH 4: Notchleaf Phacelia growing between the crevices of rocks along Highway 190, dazzle motorists during a rare \'super bloom\' of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park March 4, 2016. The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America is carpeted in carpets of gold and patches of purple, attracting tourists from all over the world (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Rare 'Super Bloom' Of Wildflowers Occurs In California Desert After Heavy Rain Falls(12 of26)
TEHACHAPI, CA - MARCH 4: Wildflowers bloom near California State Route 223 on March 4, 2016 west of Tehachapi, California. Despite hopes that the major El Nino effect would bring drought-busting rains to southern California, the storms have been missing the region, delivering only half the rain of a normal year. After a brief period of heavy rain in January, Southern California experienced one of the hottest Februarys ever recorded, prompting early scenic wildflower blooms in several desert and foothill regions. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:David McNew via Getty Images)
Rare 'Super Bloom' Of Wildflowers Occurs In California Desert After Heavy Rain Falls(13 of26)
TEHACHAPI, CA - MARCH 4: Wildflowers are seen among oak trees at dusk near California State Route 223 on March 4, 2016 west of Tehachapi, California. Despite hopes that the major El Nino effect would bring drought-busting rains to southern California, the storms have been missing the region, delivering only half the rain of a normal year. After a brief period of heavy rain in January, Southern California experienced one of the hottest Februarys ever recorded, prompting early scenic wildflower blooms in several desert and foothill regions. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:David McNew via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(14 of26)
Yellow wildflowers line the highway through Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016. \nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(15 of26)
Children walk among wildflowers in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(16 of26)
A Desert Five-spot \'Eremalche rotundifolia\' in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(17 of26)
A boy runs among wildflowers in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(18 of26)
A Desert Five-spot \'Eremalche rotundifolia\' in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(19 of26)
Small purple flowers grow among white Desert-Star (Monoptilon bellioides) wildflowers in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(20 of26)
A Gravel Ghost (Atrichoseris platyphylla) wildflower is seen in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(21 of26)
Golden Evening-Primrose (Camissonia brevipes) wildflowers are seen in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
US-ENVIRONMENT-WILDFLOWERS(22 of26)
Desert Gold (Geraea canescens) wildflowers are seen in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.\nUnusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a \'super bloom,\' carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parks largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(23 of26)
ANZA BORREGO, CA., FEBRUARY 26: The blooms on the Desert Tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia) open in the Glorietta Canyon area in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It doesn\'t matter if there is a \'super bloom\' or just a sprinkling of flowers, there is a small. dedicated group of botanists and flower enthusiasts from all walks of life who trek through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park searching for flowers and reporting their discoveries on a website February 26, 2016. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(24 of26)
ANZA BORREGO, CA., FEBRUARY 26: The blooms of the Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa) add a dash of color to the otherwise monochromatic scene in the Anza-Borrego desert. It doesn\'t matter if there is a \'super bloom\' or just a sprinkling of flowers, there is a small. dedicated group of botanists and flower enthusiasts from all walks of life who trek through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park searching for flowers and reporting their discoveries on a website February 26, 2016. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(25 of26)
ANZA BORREGO, CA., FEBRUARY 26: The colorful brittle bush blooms reach for the sky in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It doesn\'t matter if there is a \'super bloom\' or just a sprinkling of flowers, there is a small. dedicated group of botanists and flower enthusiasts from all walks of life who trek through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park searching for flowers and reporting their discoveries on a website February 26, 2016. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Times(26 of26)
ANZA BORREGO, CA., FEBRUARY 26: A desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata)emerges during the latest bloom in the Anza-Borrego Desert. It doesn\'t matter if there is a \'super bloom\' or just a sprinkling of flowers, there is a small. dedicated group of botanists and flower enthusiasts from all walks of life who trek through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park searching for flowers and reporting discoveries on a website February 26, 2016. (Photo by Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Boster via Getty Images)
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