Gorgeous photos show a rare 'Super Bloom' is about to take over the hottest place on Earth

D. Milliard/Death Valley National Park

People are flocking to an unlikely destination this month: Death Valley.

Death Valley holds the world record for the hottest recorded temperature on Earth — in 1972, its ground temperatures reached 201 degrees Fahrenheit. 

So, it's not an ideal vacation spot — or even a lunch spot — but this month people are making an exception.

Recently, the valley burst into a beautiful sea of gold and purple flowers that's unlike anything seen in over a decade, when a rare "Super Bloom" covered the valley in 2005.

With a few months left in the rainy season, park rangers are optimistic that more flowers are on their way, making the conditions right for the first Super Bloom in 11 years. But even, right now, the desert is pretty spectacular:

Thousands of flowers are in bloom, making for a rare sight in Death Valley, this month.

But being a flower in Death Valley is tricky.

Instead of struggling through the extreme heat and dryness throughout most of the year, these desert flowers spend most of their time as dormant seeds in the ground.