I am selling at Artisans on Second, 175 S Second St, Hamilton, MT 59840 - 406.961.9600 Visit Facebook aMontanaView on Facebook Please leave comments! You can also email me at aMontanaView@outlook.com. About me: I live south of Missoula, Montana on the west side of the Bitterroot valley. Many of my photos are taken here in western Montana, but also around the world. I love being outdoors. I hike, bike, fish, hunt, ski and ALWAYS take photos. I use a Canon 7D and 5D Mark III (with a few lenses and tripods) and shoot in RAW. I process my photos into JPG with Adobe Lightroom with as few adjustments as possible.

Buttercups (Ranunculus)

Sagebrush Buttercup - Ranunculus glaberrimus, Widespread and abundant in Montana, partcularly in the western half of the state. Reference: http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PDRAN0L0Z0.aspx

Taken at 3800 feet elevation and south of Sweathouse Creek Trailhead in the Bitterroot Mountains.
My earliest sightings over the years:
2009 -03-03
2010-03-25 - but fishing was so good, I just didn't hike much earlier in the month of March 2010.
2011-03-15
2012-03-16
2013-03-17

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Merle Ann Loman, Photographer

Buttercups (Ranunculus)