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That Fleeting Wash of Gold

Try as you might sometimes, it's hard to spend much time in Grand Teton National Park without attempting a sunrise shot of one or the other of the Moulton Barns with the sculpted reaches of the Tetons rising behind and reminding all of how inconsequential our human constructions are compared to such glories.

 

When I went out this warm June morning, I found clear blue skies with a just the faintest wisps of thin clouds drifting among the mountain tops before dissipating as they edged over the east side of the Teton Range. The clouds were too faint to catch any meaningful color before dawn, but when the first golden light washed the mountains and this famous barn, it made for a beautiful morning. As is always the case, the gold didn't last long, but as the gold fades against advancing daylight, I am always comforted that it does return.

 

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Uploaded on December 29, 2025
Taken on June 1, 2021