Teton Living

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, sent parties from the Salt Lake Valley to establish new communities and support their expanding population. Mormon homesteaders, who settled east of Blacktail Butte near the turn of the 19-century, clustered their farms to share labor and community, a stark contrast with the isolation typical of many western homesteads. These settlers first arrived in the 1890s from Idaho establishing a community (named Grovont by the U.S. Post Office) known today as “Mormon Row.”

Today, two picturesque barns highlight Mormon Row. Settlers John and Thomas Alma (T.A.) Moulton built these barns on adjacent homesteads. After nearly 30 years of working the land, John replaced his log home and barn with a new carpenter-constructed, pink stucco frame house and impressive, two-story gambrel barn north of Antelope Flats Road. South of John’s homestead, T. A. took over 30 years to build his gable-with-shed style barn. Photographers from around the world stop by T. A. Moulton’s barn to capture this iconic historic structure with the Teton Range in the background.

This location is beautiful any time of day, but sunrise is gorgeous.  As the light slowly rises behind you, it lights up the mountains and then the structures. You can feel the warmth on your back as you watch the scene unfold before your eyes.

I chose this location because of the small stream leading into the pasture. I liked the subtle reflection it has, and the way it draws you in from the foreground. The mountains and barn glow as the sun hits them. It’s just another spectacular site to see when visiting Grand Teton National Park.

Location: Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming