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PostMon May 31, 2010 11:45 am 

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HundsSolo
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PostMon May 31, 2010 11:55 am 
Great Pic's but where abouts is Whiskey Dick located at that you found dry weather?

The Mountains are Calling - I must go and PLAY! If you don't Respect Mother Nature, Mother Nature won't respect you. Wag More and Bark Less smile.gif
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PostTue Jun 01, 2010 9:39 am 
I had a great time with Janet as we explored an old and a new area. Lots of wildflowers still blooming, especially as we climbed out of the valley. Below are a few of my shots. All 35 photos are here: Whiskey Dick & Reecer Report & Photos
First Bitterroot
First Bitterroot
Yellow Flowers
Yellow Flowers
Deep Color
Deep Color
Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush
Red & Yellow
Red & Yellow
Many Bitterroot Pods
Many Bitterroot Pods
Great Color
Great Color
Satin Flowers
Satin Flowers
Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty
Flower Circle
Flower Circle
Glacier Lilies
Glacier Lilies
Janet At Work
Janet At Work
Big Head Clover
Big Head Clover
Phlox
Phlox
Winding Road
Winding Road
Balsamroot Flower
Balsamroot Flower

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Quark
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PostTue Jun 01, 2010 11:13 am 
Hey, are satin flowers the same as grass widow? I googled "satin flower" and all I'm getting are insipid wedding floral arrangement websites. rolleyes.gif Looks like you had lots of flowers to eyeball up there! up.gif "The Road to Recovery is on Whiskey Dick Mountain"

"...Other than that, the post was more or less accurate." Bernardo, NW Hikers' Bureau Chief of Reporting
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marta
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PostTue Jun 01, 2010 2:42 pm 
Thanks for the gorgeous pictures and beta on Reecer. We were over at Whisky Dick last week and missed the cactus and the day was too cold for bitterroot. We also went up to the Observatory at Manashtash but nothing like what is blooming on Reecer. Hmm... maybe time for yet another road trip east. I did not know what exactly is the difference between Satin Flower and Grass widow either. Burke has a good explanation of the difference and pictures for both of the types. They are two varieties of Olsynium douglasii. Olsynium douglasii var douglasii I typically call grass widow but is also called satin flower. The color is darker purple and the filaments at the base are thinner. The tips of the flowers also look to be more round. Olsynium douglasii var inflatum is lighter in color, the filaments at the base or more 'inflated'. The tips of the petals are also very pointed. It is only called 'grass widow'. Cool - I did not know that. I haven't seen the paler one. Something new to look for.

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PostTue Jun 01, 2010 5:20 pm 
Beautiful stuff. Glad to see the knees are working!!!

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