by jamesnaughton | Jun 16, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Research Trip Diary
What Moran Saw? We arrive in Green River late in the day, both playing a game of trying to spot the Cliffs from Moran’s work. There are a number of similar features on the eastern approach and towering over the houses on the main street too. But, as we...
by jamesnaughton | Jun 15, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Research Trip Diary
Yellow Canyon, Blue Skies, Green River With great memories of the road journey on the first day still fresh, a slightly different route down state to Green River is decided upon. Eventually, after a few hours through Yellowstone and the Tetons again, we reach Route...
by jamesnaughton | Jun 14, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Research Trip Diary
Tie a Yellow Ribbon As a final farewell we agree to get up very early and watch the sunrise on Artists point at the Canyon, on the short drive there we are rewarded with our first sight of a wolf crossing the road and then a vision of glowing white against the woods....
by jamesnaughton | Jun 14, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Research Trip Diary
Best Laid Plans Leaving Mammoth we head for Tower Falls(spotting the first black bear of the trip, from the safety of the RV picture to follow), Moran painted a number of works at the falls and arriving I recognise the stone spires through which a surge of white water...
by jamesnaughton | Jun 13, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Research Trip Diary
A Mammoth Undertaking A mention is long overdue for the number of brilliant visitors centres around the Park, they are free and a perfect place to drop in for well presented history and geology, also advice from experienced rangers about safety and the best hikes....
by jamesnaughton | Jun 12, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Research Trip Diary
Another World On the way down to Old Faithful we passed a number of other geological curiosities, so we decided to make an extended journey back to the campground taking time to see some of these on the way. The first was a couple of pools, (I’d say each around...
