Gravelly Range Wild Flowers

© Ken W. Hall 2010

Sunday afternoon we took a drive through the Gravelly Range to view the wildflowers.  What an amazing experience.

It is impossible to capture in a photo even a fraction of what we saw and experienced.  The blankets of color in field after field of wild flowers is like nothing I have ever seen. 

Standing still gazing out upon the vastness of God's creation makes one realize how small we are in the scheme of things.

At more than nine thousand feet elevation the views are breath taking.  Ken attempted to record the day and prepared a slide show of just a few of his favorites for your enjoyment.  Just visit this page, sit  back and enjoy. 

Wildflowers

We took a break on Sunday and traveled south toward West Yellowstone.  Ken loves to explore so we headed up into the mountains.  I think we counted seven vehicles during the entire drive.

One kind gentleman stopped to suggest we go back to a bend in the road to admire three great horned owls.  They were perched in two bare trees when we arrived.  Sensing Ken approach they took flight one after the other to prevent having their picture taken.

The wildflowers were spectacular.  I have never seen so many different colors in one place.  The variety of blues, yellows, reds, pinks, oranges and white kept us searching to discover how many different types we could locate.

Thunderstorms threatened us and rain showers fell off and on.  Once we reached the top the view was breathtaking and the silence welcome after such a busy week.

Nothing feeds the soul quite like a visit with mother nature.

Wild Flowers

Photos by Ken W. Hall

Ken wanted to get out early this morning to capture a wild iris on film. The grass was covered with water from last nights heavy rain and mud puddles dotted our path. It has been raining everyday this week.

My shoes were soaked through to my socks but it was worth the trip. A lone deer nestled in the tall grass greeted us as we began our journey.

The animals and birds began to wake up as we searched the fields by the river for one of our favorite wild flowers.

Ken just sent me a couple of preview shots of our morning adventure.

Busy Spring Time

Wildflower Photo by Ken W. Hall

As you can tell by my lack of posts things are hopping in the valley as everyone prepares for the return of our summer residents and visitors.

I have been working at the Diamond J Guest Ranch the past few days. The weather this year is more like summer and everything is so beautiful. The pond photo was taken at the ranch.

We had a heavy shower this week. The photo of the dirt road was taken that evening on my way home from the ranch.

Ken went exploring and came back with another beautiful flower image. So, Memorial Day he escorted me to this new found piece of heaven.

The expansive view is a photo I took from the place we stopped for a picnic lunch on the ground. The view from there was spectacular. Wild flowers are opening up all over the hills.