Exploring Carrizo Plain National Monument

CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT, CA - MARCH 28: Hillsides and pastures, covered in a carpet of wildflowers, are drawing thousands of visitors this spring to Carrizo Plain, home to thousands of migratory birds and the largest alkali wetlands in the state, on March 28, 2017, in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California. Located in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County between the Temblor and Caliente mountain ranges, this 43-mile- long high valley is experiencing an epic wildflower "superbloom" of golden fields, tidy tips, tickweed, fiddleheads, lupine, and hillside daisies. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)