If this beautiful view of Grand Teton National Park seems as pretty as a painting, there may be a reason for it. The majestic peaks towering over the landscape include Mount Moran, named for Thomas Moran, an American artist of New York"s Hudson River School who earned fame by painting scenes of the Western frontier. In 1871, Moran and photographer William Henry Jackson were invited on an expedition to the Yellowstone region to accompany a team from the US Geological Society while they conducted the first comprehensive survey of the area. Moran"s paintings and Jackson"s photographs from the trip immediately captured the public"s attention and inspired Congress to establish Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872.
Through an artist s eyes
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Spotted Lake emerges
-
GOAL!
-
International Women s Day
-
The crossroads of empires
-
A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
-
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
-
Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
-
How do ladybugs winter?
-
The ruins of a Maya superpower
-
Over the boardwalk
-
Desert rose of Qatar
-
World Space Week begins
-
Old man s whiskers growing wild
-
Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
-
Hello, spring!
-
High alpine color in Colorado
-
Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
-
Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
-
A long path to freedom
-
World Otter Day
-
Shark Awareness Day
-
Venice s grand regatta
-
A night of art and culture
-
Ludwig’s palace
-
National Moon Day
-
A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
-
Father s Day
-
Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
-
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
-
Swim city