Mule’s Ear. With big fuzzy leaves shaped like a mule’s ear, mule’s ear is easy to recognize. Not that I knew it when I saw it. I’m not a botany kind of person. Or, I used to not be. I am now. I’m interested in all knowledge having to do with the Sierras and Yosemite. [...]

I discovered the Lodgepole Pine in Hope Valley, a bit outside Yosemite but still in the Sierras. I say “discovered” because I am discovering these plants and trees for myself and hopefully introducing some of these to you for the first time. I’ve actually seen lodgepoles before, people have pointed them out at various times, [...]