Mule's Ear in the Gros Ventre Wilderness

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Mule Ears in the Gros Ventre Wilderness

 

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

 

 

 

 

The scenic drive up Granite Creek Road offers numerous views of the meadows full of Mule Ears with a sparkle of other wildflowers mixed in the tall grasses.

 

 

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

 

 

 

 

 

 

We took the drive on Granite Creek Road in late July and the Mule Ears seem to be at their peak in the Gros Ventre Wilderness.

 

 

 

Mule's Ear in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

Mule's Ear in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

 

 

 

 

This meadow of Mule Ears is framed by the spruce trees of the Gros Ventre Wilderness.

 

 

 

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

 

 

 

 

 

 

This meadow of Mule Ears was high in the Gros Ventre Wilderness along Granite Creek Road.

 

 

 

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

Mule  Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

 

The yellow flowers are Mule Ears. The purple/blue flowers are Larkspur. The pink flowers are Sticky Geranium.

The book Wildflowers of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks is a very good resource for identifying wildflowers in the Gros Ventre Wilderness.

 

Mule Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

Mule  Ears in field along Granite Creek Road in the Gros Ventre Wilderness southeast of Hoback Junction

 

 

 

 

Picture taken from Granite Creek Road.

Beautiful meadow of Mule Ears with spruce trees of the Gros Ventre Mountains in the background.

A meadow like this is a good food source for elk and deer in the Gros Ventre Wilderness.

 

 

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