Returning to the Barn
by Robert Carter
Title
Returning to the Barn
Artist
Robert Carter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I had been out cutting hay all morning long . . . was rather exhausted actually . . . had hay dust everywhere including my eyes. As I rode back to the barn to clean up for lunch, I stopped my team of mules and hopped off the hay-cutter to grab this shot . . . was thankful I always keep my camera with me in a plastic bag while out working in the field.
Alright, alright . . . I may have taken a bit too much poetic license here. The fact of the shot is that I was visiting Grand Teton National Park and decided it was time to visit the Moulton Barn. When we arrived, we were so very disappointed to find the National Park Service had a bulldozer parked next to the barn . . . obviously an unfortunate circumstance. It forced me to look for a different POV which I may not have done otherwise. In this photograph, the weeds have hidden the bulldozer nicely.
This Moulton barn in Grand Teton National Park must surely be the most photographed barn in America. It is over 100 years old. Started out of necessity to shelter his horses against the harsh winters of the Tetons and Jackson Hole, Thomas Alma Moulton didn't know he was building a future landmark to a nation and mecca for photographers to come to. He and his two sons, Clark and Harley, worked the land to provide for their families. They worked together along with their neighbors to carve out a meager existence along what was known as Mormon Row. Started in 1913, it took many years for the Grand Teton barn to be in its current form. First built as a square box, later on the peak and one lean-to side was added. Later still, when more room was needed, the other lean-to side was added. This was a functional working barn. It was never intended to be the most photographed barn in America but with its location in the Grand Tetons it was a natural.
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