Grand Teton - The Mormon Row

We've just finished cleaning up and putting away the camping gear from our trip to Grand Teton National Park. And I can tell you that the weather and the mountains were 'Grand'!

We went to many of the iconic photo locations and found a few more on our own. Here are photos of the Moulton Barns and the Teton Range from Mormon Row

The Thomas Moulton Barn

The John Moulton Barn

The name Mormon Row comes from the members of the Mormon, or Latter-Day Saints, faith that came into Jackson Hole in the 1890's from Idaho to claim land under the Homestead Act. The life was hard, but the settlers persevered. Their success is seen in the barns built by the Moulton brothers and the Chambers Homestead.

History of settlement in Grand Teton National Park

The Red Barn

Today took me on a errand up into the rural area north of Kansas City. When I left the house it was grey and overcast. But on the way home the skies started to open up.

The high sun and rows of clouds made for a nice image of this red barn. The slope of the hills, the surrounding fences and trees, and the color of the barn makes this a location to return to for fall colors, early light, possibly even an early snow fall.

Enjoy!

Nikon D7000, Tokina 100mm f/2.8, PP with ACR & CFX

Sugar Valley

Pennsylvania's Sugar Valley is a small valley south of Lock Haven, PA. Our new daughter-in-law was raised here and we are here for Bryan and Michelle's wedding.

It is a very photogenic area. Alan and I spent one afternoon exploring the valley and we discovered these locations, among many.

Bridge at Logan's Mill

Rosecrans Falls

Nikon D7000, ACR 6, CS 5

Photo of the Week - A Chase County Barn

We often travel through a section of the Flint Hills west of Emporia, KS. Coming home from the Mac Bulldogs football game (see Sports Shooting this week) it was approaching sundown. It was a vivid light day. Clear and bright, the "golden hour" approaching sundown was just beginning as we pulled off the road.

This barn has obviously had many years of use. The foundation is build of dry-stacked hand-hewn local limestone. There are portions of the barn of various ages as reflected by the tin roofing over the wooden shingles. I didn't explore the inside beyond what I could see from the outside, but I thought I saw some square nails in the central structure.

I hope you enjoy these images.