California showers bring March flowers: Deserts are in the midst of a 'super bloom' after unusually steady rains

Sight-seers walk among the blooming wildflowers near Borrego Springs, Calif. (Associated Press photo by Gregory Bull)

Parts of the Mojave Desert and the northwest corner of the Sonoran Desert in Southern California are in the midst of a 'super bloom' after unusually heavy rains this winter. Click through for a slideshow from USA Today. Below is Walker Canyon near Lake Elsinore.

Photo by Etienne Laurent, European Pressphoto Agency via Agencia EFE (click on photos for larger versions)