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Róisín

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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18570 on: June 27, 2019, 12:01:35 PM »
Tiger lilies! Huzzah! Also, fascinating that many of what you call tiger lilies are what here we would call day lilies. Tiger lilies here are the orange and brown spotted/streaked ones.
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« Reply #18571 on: June 27, 2019, 02:49:25 PM »
Tiger lilly is the popular name for this plant which has become naturalized and grows wild along roadways. I see on google that their proper name is ditch lillies which explains why we choose the other name.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18572 on: June 27, 2019, 09:21:30 PM »
I would be curious to know the botanical name.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18573 on: June 27, 2019, 11:32:53 PM »
Had to go into this canyon for ecological monitoring yesterday, it turned into a two day thing.

Allow me to impress on everyone that the photos do not tell the slope aspect very well. For the most part we're talking 70% slope, obnoxious amounts of  oak brush and sudden 10-30 foot cliffs that are very hidden by the brush on those slopes... and this was just a side canyon. Eventually I made it to the bottom of this one.



https://i.imgur.com/GeHb6Pf.jpg


Some rocks I took photos of for Am.

https://i.imgur.com/hPEeQb0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/B1amejZ.jpg

I side hilled around the knob between it and the main canyon, and found more shelves and cliffs, so this one didn't work out very well.

https://i.imgur.com/a7kk5xN.jpg

And so I started back up the side of the side canyon.

https://i.imgur.com/dU0Fvpl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IBR1Ugv.jpg

My truck... is somewhere up there.

https://i.imgur.com/09CI3Up.jpg



But hey, according to my map there's another side canyon that might work.


Some cactus I spied on the hike to there.

https://i.imgur.com/WkZptck.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7T3cJNx.jpg



haha.... nope.

https://i.imgur.com/ZnGj1k7.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5T9PPyo.jpg

So I headed back in to the office after consulting my map. I had one more shot at maybe getting down into the main canyon from the east side.



Compared to yesterday, the east side was a cake walk. Nice 30-40 degree slopes, the oak brush was mostly only knee to waist high, and there was a magnificent elk trail. I made it down to the bottom did my survey and back up in half the time I spent just trying to puzzle my way into the main canyon yesterday.

https://i.imgur.com/KBjZ2gU.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/i4JDuOb.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/1vcKTlK.jpg

One more rock for am.

https://i.imgur.com/jlpgKe3.jpg
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18574 on: June 28, 2019, 09:54:57 AM »
Quote from: Róisín on June 27, 2019, 09:21:30 PM
I would be curious to know the botanical name.
hemerocallis fulva,  the orange day lily among other aka's
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« Reply #18575 on: June 28, 2019, 09:59:26 AM »
Quote from: Solokov on June 27, 2019, 11:32:53 PM
Had to go into this canyon for ecological monitoring yesterday, it turned into a two day thing.

Allow me to impress on everyone that the photos do not tell the slope aspect very well. For the most part we're talking 70% slope, obnoxious amounts of  oak brush and sudden 10-30 foot cliffs that are very hidden by the brush on those slopes... and this was just a side canyon. Eventually I made it to the bottom of this one.



https://i.imgur.com/GeHb6Pf.jpg


Some rocks I took photos of for Am.

https://i.imgur.com/hPEeQb0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/B1amejZ.jpg

I side hilled around the knob between it and the main canyon, and found more shelves and cliffs, so this one didn't work out very well.

https://i.imgur.com/a7kk5xN.jpg

And so I started back up the side of the side canyon.

https://i.imgur.com/dU0Fvpl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IBR1Ugv.jpg

My truck... is somewhere up there.

https://i.imgur.com/09CI3Up.jpg



But hey, according to my map there's another side canyon that might work.


Some cactus I spied on the hike to there.

https://i.imgur.com/WkZptck.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7T3cJNx.jpg



haha.... nope.

https://i.imgur.com/ZnGj1k7.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5T9PPyo.jpg

So I headed back in to the office after consulting my map. I had one more shot at maybe getting down into the main canyon from the east side.



Compared to yesterday, the east side was a cake walk. Nice 30-40 degree slopes, the oak brush was mostly only knee to waist high, and there was a magnificent elk trail. I made it down to the bottom did my survey and back up in half the time I spent just trying to puzzle my way into the main canyon yesterday.

https://i.imgur.com/KBjZ2gU.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/i4JDuOb.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/1vcKTlK.jpg

One more rock for am.

https://i.imgur.com/jlpgKe3.jpg
Your photos are beautifully crisp and sharp. Do you use a proper camera?
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18576 on: July 03, 2019, 02:22:31 PM »
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18577 on: July 03, 2019, 06:28:00 PM »
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« Reply #18578 on: July 03, 2019, 11:40:02 PM »
pffft I'm at work now - thanks for that mutt...  OTOH it's a lousy day for a barbecue, being midwinter & all.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18579 on: July 23, 2019, 09:01:56 AM »
Vile weather here. Freezing storm winds and trees down all over. Husband opted out of the fortnightly shopping trip we had planned for this evening, not feeling it safe to drive in current road conditions. Don't blame him. I have brought in plenty of firewood and plan to spend the night indoors. Hope the power doesn't go off. I can cope, but no internet, dammit.
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« Reply #18580 on: July 23, 2019, 09:46:42 AM »
Batten down the hatches and ride out the storm. I'm sure with your experience and lifestyle you will manage. We just passed through a heat wave with violent storms all around. Fortunately the storms missed my village.
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« Reply #18581 on: July 24, 2019, 09:47:46 AM »
Midwestmutt, glad you missed out on the worst of the weather! We have rescheduled the shopping run to Thursday arvo/evening, when it looks as if the weather will be less bad. We may have a window frame working its way out of the wall because of storm damage, and some iron loose on the roof, but are mostly okay - certainly not the worst weather I have ever seen!
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18582 on: July 24, 2019, 08:34:43 PM »
Quote from: midwestmutt on June 28, 2019, 09:59:26 AM
Your photos are beautifully crisp and sharp. Do you use a proper camera?

TBH, I took all those with my phone because I had it on me for the avenza maps function.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18583 on: July 25, 2019, 08:42:44 PM »
Quote from: Róisín on July 23, 2019, 09:01:56 AM
Vile weather here. Freezing storm winds and trees down all over. Husband opted out of the fortnightly shopping trip we had planned for this evening, not feeling it safe to drive in current road conditions. Don't blame him. I have brought in plenty of firewood and plan to spend the night indoors. Hope the power doesn't go off. I can cope, but no internet, dammit.

this sounds like the start of a story i know...
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #18584 on: July 28, 2019, 06:42:26 PM »
I just made some delightful guacamole!
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