Synthesis - Oxbow Loop: 8x10 Open Edition Matted Print

Synthesis - Oxbow Loop: 8x10 Open Edition Matted PrintIts difficult to express the size and presence of this particular entity. I can only convey that even just the base of this tree and the young growth it hosts, has a gravity and magnetism that can be felt for hundreds of feet in all directions. There is a presence thats undeniable. One can only imagine the experience it generated in its full glory. Open Edition 8x10 Matted Print hand signed and ready for an 11x14 frame. Price is for the unframed

which has been personified by the eye-like springboard notches - cuts made in the trunk of the tree allowing loggers to stand on boards higher on the trunk to avoid the difficult terrain at the tree’s base

the towering form

stable powder

Each hard earned mile is absolutely spectacular in terrain and setting

ice-axe and crampons steep on all sides

the repetition of shapes in a young fern

Even more unlikely is to find the climb acceptably safe

a peak that is every bit a part of the North Cascades

While a majority of the nurse stumps still visible in the Snoqualmie Valley are western red cedar due to the longevity and rot-resistance of the species

Jackson Dove finding the payoff after great labors in the Entiat Mountains

Three bare trees stand in isolation across an expansive

As one wanders further to the north and east from Snoqualmie Pass