photo by / @drewtrush / Skillet Glacier in Grand Teton National Park is one of 12 remaining glaciers in the park. It is located on Mt. Moran, named after the artist Thomas Moran. In 1871, Moran joined the Hayden expedition which set out to explore the Yellowstone region. It was Moran’s sketches published in Scribner’s Monthly along with the photographs of William Henry Jackson that helped bring national attention to this area of the country, and in turn help President Ulysses S. Grant consider the area for the world’s first National Park. You can still view early artists like Moran and their interpretations of the landscape to get inspired yourself at places like The National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States / @wildlifeartjh / if you’re in the area. #greatideas #greateryellowstoneecosystem #wy125 #earlyinfluence #bigwonderfulwyoming @natgeocreative @thephotosociety by natgeo http://bit.ly/1DrBJK6 – Gatlinburg Garden Castle Rainbow Tower Library Imagination Station Temple Water Spirit Guardian Labyrinth Treasury Magic Healing