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Kittygyal · May 30, 2007

Salamualikum.
O0O0 my there beautiful shukran

Ma'assalama

Khayal · May 30, 2007

South Africa!!

Cape Point, Western Cape

Berlin Falls, Mpumalanga

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Khayal · May 30, 2007

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More than 90 percent of Hawaii's flora and fauna can be found nowhere else on earth. Hike the Halema'uma'u Trail and you'll think you saw every one of 100 land birds, thousands of flowers and plant species, and countless insects and spiders that call Hawaii home.

Late June or early July brings out the highlights of the Alaskan Interior's wildflower blooms. These include goldenrod, deep blue wild larkspur, and yellow, daisy-like arnicas; hot-pink fireweed along the roadsides; and Alaska's state flower, the tiny blue forget-me-not. Much of Denali is dry tundra, and a wide range of color lights the hillocks every summer: bright pink moss campion, Lapland rosebay, and alpine azalea.

Despite tracing one of the world’s most spectacular roadways, this is one journey where leg power is the only way to go. Start in Jasper and follow the interweaving trails south through Jasper National Park toward the Columbia Icefield. A breathtaking 90-mile, weeklong trip, you’ll trek through lodgepole-pine forests, ford pristine streams, pass wildflower-filled meadows, and sleep at peaceful backcountry campsites where you’ll forget cars even exist as a mode of transport.

Georgia’s 14,000-acre Callaway Gardens, located in Pine Mountain in the southern Appalachians, remains true to its 50-year-long mission to provide “beauty, relaxation, inspiration, and a better understanding of the living world.” Today’s attractions include world-class tennis facilities, North America's largest glass-enclosed tropical conservatory, and a veritable Eden of flowers, plants, lakes, and trails perfect for that soul-nourishing escape.

The exuberant Floralies festival of flowers in Ghent has been taking place since 1809, though it’s only held once every five years. A botanical masterpiece, the event showcases plants native to Belgium as well as exotic creations from around the world, and is one occasion that’s not to be missed—or smelt!

Opened to the public on May 31, 1931, the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri was the largest man-made lake in the world. Stretching 92 miles end to end, the lake's 1,150 miles of shoreline are lined by flowering dogwood, Missouri’s state flower. Six of the 17 dogwood species in North America grow naturally in the “Show Me State."

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