{"id":15276,"date":"2017-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=15276"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:57:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T18:57:40","slug":"best-trail-see-oregons-high-desert-wildflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-trail-see-oregons-high-desert-wildflowers","title":{"rendered":"The Best Trail to See Oregon’s High Desert Wildflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring has sprung and the time to go flower peeping is now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oregon\u2019s high country is emerging from heavy winter snow, and with so much moisture in the soil, it’s bound to be a banner year for wildflowers. One surefire place to find those pops of color in the state’s high desert is at the Spring Basin Wilderness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first time I explored Spring Basin was nearly five years ago to the day. I’d heard so much about Oregon\u2019s newest desert wilderness and wanted to see what the hype was about. I got up early and drove from Bend, some two hours to the northeast. As I set out, the sky was ominously dark, threatening to rain. But by the time I reached the town of Antelope, former home to the infamous Rajneeshpuram community, the sky had cleared and the weather was looking ideal for a day of hiking.<\/p>\n

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