Merlie and I headed out to Figueroa Mountain last week to see what was happening with the wildflowers. We were very lucky!

Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains.

April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...

Venture to an abandoned ghost town high in the mountains near Aspen, Colorado, which used to be a boomtown during the gold ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Rocky Mountain National Park is home to over 900 wildflower species. While it may seem like an innocent act ...

The Snow Mountain Ranch area of Cowiche Canyon Conservancy has been mentioned in a National Geographic article on the best wildflower hiking destinations.

The Snow Mountain Ranch area of Cowiche Canyon Conservancy has been mentioned in a National Geographic online article ...

The sun shone bright, birds zipped around the sky and tiny, vivid purple, yellow and white flowers flared at my feet.

Korrin Bishop With more than 1,500 species of flowering plants, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has earned the nickname of "Wildflower National Park." From late winter through fall ...

Its Telegraph Trail is not one to miss — especially when it comes to wildflowers. This hike begins on the southern side of the mountain, and, in fact, it's the only trailhead on that side.

That reason? Some of the best spring wildflower experiences you can find in this region. From late April through early June, Dobyns said, the Dog Mountain hike offers whole oceans of gleaming ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced group size limits ahead of the wildflower season at Whiteoak Sink. Individuals and groups of eight ...