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Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - View to the South
This outlook shows a beautiful view toward southern Massachusetts. The nearby hill is probably Fisher Hill, about two miles away.
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6/1/2002
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Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - Closeup of Fisher Hill
This view toward Fisher Hill on the south shows the band of conifers between us and that hill about a mile away.
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6/1/2002
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Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - View of Mount Wachusett
This view reveals the north side ski trails that clearly mark Mount Wachusett, about thirteen miles away.
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6/1/2002
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Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - Grasses (possibly Deer's Hair Sedge)
These thin,stalky grasses may be the alpine Deer's Hair Sedge. Though the site is not itself alpine, the harsh rock and sandy soil, coupled with exposure, is harsh enough to prevent all but the hardiest plants from surviving.
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6/1/2002
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Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - Possible Bluebead Lily With Fly
These plants may be Clintonia borealis, a common species in the Northeast, and a member of the Lily family, but usually noticed for its stalk with several bright blue (and poisonous) berries. Interestingly, or perhaps coincidentally, there are two flies on these plants, and they appear to be looking toward each other.
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6/1/2002
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