Grouse Ridge California-1975: Clump of Yellow Mule's Ears Wildflowers Swaying in the Wind

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationGrouse Ridge, California, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · Grouse Ridge, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wildflowers
native plants
high country
spring bloom
backpacking trip
nature observation
1970s home movies

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Dry, rocky mountain ground with low grey shrubs and a clump of yellow wildflowers
Time and weather: day · spring · sunny and windy
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with hard shadows among the leaves
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: yellow wildflowers · grey-green leaves · rocky soil · low shrubs
Colors: golden yellow · grey-green · brown · lavender grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A dense clump of yellow blooms fills the frame above grey-green leaves.
Wind pushes the flower heads to one side as the camera holds steady.
The blooms keep swaying against dry soil and low grey shrubs.

Clump of Yellow Mule's Ears Wildflowers Swaying in the Wind — Clip Details

Grouse Ridge area, Tahoe National Forest, California, circa 1975 home movie footage of a dense clump of bright yellow sunflower-like blooms, likely mule's ears or balsamroot, growing from dry rocky ground. Large grey-green leaves fill the lower frame while the daisy-shaped heads bob and lean in a steady breeze. Low grey shrubs and bare soil sit behind the plant. The single close shot is held by hand from just above the clump in bright sun.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002449

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Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Date: 1975 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Grouse Ridge, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Meets requests for 1970s colour film of California mountain wildflowers, for nature, outdoor-recreation or personal-history productions.
Period detail: The picture holds no dated objects; the warm, grainy colour of the projected film may show the stock and processing typical of 1970s home movies.
Home-movie behavior: A hiker stopping to film a clump of wildflowers along the trail shows the unstaged curiosity of a family recording what caught their eye on a backpacking trip.
What appears in frame: The frame holds bright yellow daisy-like blooms, broad grey-green leaves, thin stems bending in the wind, dry brown soil and low grey shrubs behind.
Film character: Visible film grain, soft edge focus, strong sunlight with deep leaf shadows and saturated yellows give the shot a warm, handmade small-gauge texture.
Edit role: Works as a short nature cutaway, a memory beat within a trail sequence, or a colourful transition between scenes.
Historical context: Close-ups of wildflowers were a common subject on 1970s family outdoor trips, and this one comes from a backpacking section filmed near Grouse Ridge in Tahoe National Forest.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork appear; the footage is from a private home movie, so copyright in the film is separate from any land-use questions, and public forest land is the likely setting.
Research search match: Researchers might search for vintage yellow wildflowers in wind, 1970s Sierra Nevada nature home movie, or mule's ears close-up on archival colour film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Yellow wildflowers close-up and the Big Sur coast clips, then with other Grouse Ridge backpacking footage from circa 1975, then with other vintage wildflower and nature cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Yellow mule's ears wildflowers on rocky ground in the Grouse Ridge area of Tahoe National Forest, California, circa 1975 — A clump of yellow mule's-ears-type wildflowers in bright sun, Tahoe National Forest, circa 1975.
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Wind bends yellow wildflowers on a dry Sierra Nevada slope near Grouse Ridge, California, on circa 1975 home movie film — Wind pushes the yellow blooms sideways during the handheld shot.
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Sunlit yellow balsamroot-type wildflowers with deep leaf shadows, Tahoe National Forest, California, circa 1975 — Hard sunlight casts deep shadows among the leaves below the yellow blooms.
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Grainy colour home movie frame of yellow mule's ears swaying on dry high-country ground near Grouse Ridge, circa 1975 — The clump keeps swaying in the breeze at the end of the shot, with dry ground behind.
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