The 5 Best Places in the US to Spot Wildflowers

The best places to view wildflowers amid breathtaking landscapes.
The 5 Best Places in the US to Spot Wildflowers
The Paradise wildflower meadow at Mount Rainier National Park. Getty Images
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In many ways, spring is the most glorious time of the year. After months of cold temperatures, gray skies, and frigid winds, the snow begins to melt. Buds are on the trees, birds chirp, and the smell of spring is in the air. Wildflowers are the best of all: Bursting with color, they fill up entire fields, reminding you of regeneration, life, and good things to come. Here are six of the best places to spot them.

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Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. (JROP/Getty Images)
Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. JROP/Getty Images
Tim Johnson
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Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.
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