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The John Moulton Barn along Mormon Row near Jackson, Wyoming is possibly the most photographed barn in history, yet for good reason. Old barns elegantly carry on a part of the history and culture of the American west, and this one sits under a backdrop of one of the most magnificent mountain ranges in the entire western United States, the rugged Teton Range. I remember being awed in my younger years by photos of this barn in such a glorious location, and I have dreamed of getting the opportunity to capture an image of it myself. In late March of 2026, my wife and I traveled to visit family in Idaho Falls, and I made a 3:30am trip from there to Jackson, arriving before daylight. It has been a light winter for snow, so the pass was bare and dry and the only snow in sight was at the tops of the mountains. Orchards and trees had begun to bloom this week, and when I arrived at the John Moulton Barn and explored the area, I found several young sapling trees getting ready to bud. I decided to use some of these trees in the foreground of my photo to help frame the barn against the backdrop of pink sunrise color lighting the Tetons.
Horizontal orientation.
The John Moulton Barn along Mormon Row near Jackson, Wyoming is possibly the most photographed barn in history, yet for good reason. Old barns elegantly carry on a part of the history and culture of the American west, and this one sits under a backdrop of one of the most magnificent mountain ranges in the entire western United States, the rugged Teton Range. I remember being awed in my younger years by photos of this barn in such a glorious location, and I have dreamed of getting the opportunity to capture an image of it myself. In late March of 2026, my wife and I traveled to visit family in Idaho Falls, and I made a 3:30am trip from there to Jackson, arriving before daylight. It has been a light winter for snow, so the pass was bare and dry and the only snow in sight was at the tops of the mountains. Orchards and trees had begun to bloom this week, and when I arrived at the John Moulton Barn and explored the area, I found several young sapling trees getting ready to bud. I decided to use some of these trees in the foreground of my photo to help frame the barn against the backdrop of pink sunrise color lighting the Tetons.
