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Balsamroot on the Whaleback

Balsamroot on the Whaleback
This is where I spent 31 May 2013, with a small group of friends, doing the May Species Count for the Whaleback. This location is about 170 km south of Calgary, down towards Pincher Creek. I'm adding photos taken on that trip to a Set of photos that, up till recently, contained images taken on the Small Whaleback on 10 July 2011. On 31 May 2013, we covered the southern end of the Whaleback. As you can see from today's image, the whole area is made up of endless hills. The Rocky Mountains are off to the right of the photo, in the distance, quite close in this very southern part of Alberta. It rained or drizzled all day, so I had to battle water spots in the camera lens as well as low light and wind. Many of my photos are not really as sharp as I would have liked, but I am so glad that I went. The yellow Balsamroot, which we don't get further north, closer to Calgary, was just beautiful. A closer look at these plants revealed all the damage done to their leaves - we saw a couple of tiny, green, hairy caterpillars in the centre of one flower, but I'm not sure if these were two of the culprits. It was a good day, great company, a few interesting finds and glorious scenery to thoroughly enjoy.

"More commonly known as the Whaleback, the Bob Creek Wildland and its sister area the Black Creek Heritage Rangeland protects Whaleback Ridge and one of Alberta’s most important elk winter ranges. A montane environment of Douglas Fir and rough fescue grasses, this area in southwest Alberta has sweeping vistas of the Livingstone Range hanging over the western boundary and the Castle Mountains to the south."

www.crownofthecontinent.net/content/the-whaleback/cotCA82...

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 LeapFrog
LeapFrog
I do miss these large ranges of land where the Wildflowers grow in abundance ... great angles of the land ... outstanding wide-angle capture ... and a nice smattering of colours throughout!! A beautiful sight ...
11 years ago.
 LeapFrog
LeapFrog
An Excellent View!!
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11 years ago.

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