the wildest weather..was the winter i spent in Rapid City, SD in 1977  I had never before experienced a snow event like that..it was amazing .. the town just shut down.. everyone seemed to know exactly what to do and what to expect.. it was very interesting..<br /><br />DC in the late summer is so humid but the winters are gorgeous when early morning snow hits the capital and you get a chance to see it looking up Independence or Constitution avenues BEFORE the traffic starts .. it is so breath taking...<br /><br />But I guess for over all weather and beauty my pick would be along the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.. just spectacular..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.visitshenandoah.org/" target="_blank">http://www.visitshenandoah.org/</a>