8 in. x 10 in., acrylic on cradled board
$250 unframed (no frame necessary)
For those not from New Hampshire, this is Tuckerman Ravine. It's a formidable glacial cirque cut into the southeast flank of Mount Washington up in the White Mountains. The top of the rim is 5,100 feet above sea level and the drop from the lip to the bottom of the ravine is 800 to 1000 feet. Insane people ski this monster. Avalanches kill people here. In this painting of Hermit Lake, where there is a shelter, the "trail" hiking up to the top from this point is essentially an upward ascent over moon boulders baptized with the occasional paint marking. All that being said, the breathtaking majesty of this gigantic, cavernous amphitheater rising over 5000 feet over the landscape is hard to describe unless you see it in person, even from the trailhead at the bottom in Pinkham Notch.
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