{"id":758,"date":"2009-07-06T13:27:35","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T19:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/?p=758"},"modified":"2009-07-06T13:27:35","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T19:27:35","slug":"4th-of-july-party-at-the-rattlesnake-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/4th-of-july-party-at-the-rattlesnake-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"4th of July Party at the Rattlesnake Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlJB1fpNGMI\/AAAAAAAADmQ\/lf2fmmijsZM\/s1600-h\/IMG_7256.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[758]\" target=\"_blank\"><img style=\"MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 154px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355415294180137154\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Getting some beverages\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlJB1fpNGMI\/AAAAAAAADmQ\/lf2fmmijsZM\/s200\/IMG_7256.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlI6nUlZa_I\/AAAAAAAADlw\/B5qx2Jpn9_Y\/s1600-h\/IMG_7305-1.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[758]\" target=\"_blank\"><img style=\"MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 227px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 335px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355407354111814642\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rattlesnake Gardens sign\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlI6nUlZa_I\/AAAAAAAADlw\/B5qx2Jpn9_Y\/s400\/IMG_7305-1.JPG\" \/><\/a>If you haven&#8217;t been, you need to go to the 4th of July BBQ put on by the <a href=\"http:\/\/local.yahoo.com\/info-17122661-rattlesnake-gardens-missoula;_ylt=AnkrEYEzrKp9kejw0YfHYxX0SGoL\" target=\"_blank\">Rattlesnake Gardens<\/a> &#8211; (406) 543-9962<br \/>\n2501 Rattlesnake Dr, Missoula, MT 59802 <a id=\"yls-dt-get-directions-17122661\" class=\"yltasis yls-dt-get-directions\" title=\"Directions to: 2501 Rattlesnake Dr, Missoula, MT 59802\" href=\"http:\/\/us.lrd.yahoo.com\/_ylt=Ar9Cx.OfgY5.TfdCijFWWaOKNcIF;_ylv=0\/SIG=16cmdmcc3\/**http%3A\/\/maps.yahoo.com\/dd%3Ftname=Rattlesnake%2BGardens%26taddr=2501%2BRattlesnake%2BDr%26tlt=46.887271%26tln=-113.965865%26tdesc=%2528406%2529%2B543-9962%26tcsz=Missoula%2BMT%26terr=9%26gid2=17122661\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a> Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Rattlesnake Dr and Powell St.<\/p>\n<div>Located near the <a href=\"http:\/\/historicmissoula.org\/Tours\/HistoricDistricts\/LowerRattlesnakeDistrict\/tabid\/188\/Default.aspx\">Historic Lower Rattlesnake District<\/a> <\/div>\n<div>Jack&#8217;s band, Pinegrass, played the music there this year. I had never been and had no idea this was their 10th annual party! I can see why they have been so popular. The family picnic atmosphere was amplified with the great food, beverages, and ice cream. There was plenty of seating in the shade and some in the sun. Music was both the feature and the background.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlI-Yb4LrCI\/AAAAAAAADmA\/zVxPtT4OTY8\/s1600-h\/IMG_7263.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[758]\" target=\"_blank\"><img style=\"MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 388px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355411496418126882\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pinegrass - A Bluegrass Band\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlI-Yb4LrCI\/AAAAAAAADmA\/zVxPtT4OTY8\/s400\/IMG_7263.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So many people of all ages seemed to grin, visit, eat, dance and be merry from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. When it was over, the crowd left by bike, foot, and car and with in minutes, the place was quiet and clean. Amazing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlJAgAXh2yI\/AAAAAAAADmI\/syT-7bgkFyo\/s1600-h\/IMG_7226.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[758]\" target=\"_blank\"><img style=\"MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355413825495620386\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lemon Orzo Salad\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9vEdUYeBmNU\/SlJAgAXh2yI\/AAAAAAAADmI\/syT-7bgkFyo\/s200\/IMG_7226.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to see for yourself, see the slideshow below. There are lots of photos so you might want to open it in a new window and buzz through it. Or, you can come for yourself next year! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"WIDTH: 400px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px\">\n<div><embed height=\"267\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/bin\/slideshow.swf\" flashvars=\"host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;captions=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmerles.photos%2Falbumid%2F5355395052604107425%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US\"><\/embed><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"FLOAT: left\"><a style=\"COLOR: #3964c2\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/merles.photos\/2009_07_04RattlesnakeGardens4thOfJulyPartyMissoulaMT?feat=flashalbum\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view all<\/a> in a new window &#8211; feel free to download copies<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><a style=\"COLOR: #3964c2\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/getEmbed?feat=flashalbum\" target=\"_blank\">Get your own<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jack will be doing a benefit float on the Clark Fork River this Tuesday and Thursday for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarkfork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clark Fork Coalition 320 Float<\/a>. They will be doing 320 miles in 20 days! Whew. He has decided to use the Rattlesnake Gardens for his lunches. That will be tasty! Lucky floaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t been, you need to go to the 4th of July BBQ put on by the Rattlesnake Gardens &#8211; (406) 543-9962 2501 Rattlesnake Dr, Missoula, MT 59802 Get directions Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Rattlesnake Dr and Powell St. Located near the Historic Lower Rattlesnake District Jack&#8217;s band, Pinegrass, played the music [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[105,230],"tags":[232,57,231,338],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":759,"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions\/759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}