On any given day of the summer and fall, hoards of tourists and photographers line up each morning to photograph the historic old barns and structures along Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park. The two Moulton Barns have been labeled “The Most Photographed Barns in the World”. By early winter, most of the visitors are back in their cozy homes, but the barns are left to endure the brutal winter winds, ice and snow.
December 2015 Daily Updates & Photos for Grand Teton National Park & JH: A Monthly Journal
“Not that many photographers visit Jackson Hole in December. Too bad for them…the month is loaded with possibilities!”
Downtown Lights — kicking off the Holiday Season. All three are Ski Resorts are open.
Grand Teton National Park’s Buck Rail Fences
A Disappearing, Distinctive Park Feature
Until recently, buck and rail fences, or buck and pole fences, we found commonly throughout Grand Teton National Park. One of the most commonly photographed section of buck rail fences ran along the highway just west of Triangle X Ranch. The fence line traversed the rolling the terrain and provided a terrific year round subject. The majestic Teton range rose from the Snake Rive—and the fence provided a distinctive and memorable foreground subject.
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A Photographer’s Morning Experience with the GTNP Elk Hunt
Is it Safe?
The Park Service suggests tourists (and photographers) wear florescent orange if they are roaming around in areas where hunting is allowed. However, there are places in GTNP where visitors are still in jeopardy of being shot while still on some of the major connectors like Antelope Flats Road and the East Boundary Road.
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