The hottest place on Earth could be gearing up for a rare super bloom of flowers for the first time in over a decade

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: