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Wordless Wednesday: Into Grafton Notch

A trailside cascade

A trailside cascade

Descending

Descending

Under the clouds

Under the clouds

A place held in my heart

A place held in my heart

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Posted in AT 2012 (Thru-Hike), Photographs, Gallery format and tagged adventure, Appalachian Trail, backpacking, hiking, Mahoosucs, Maine, nature, outdoors, photography, thru-hike, travel, Wordless Wednesday on March 22, 2017 by Kris Dash. Leave a comment

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Happy Trails!

I hope you enjoy my ramblings and reminiscences from a life lived passionately on the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails and in the world at large.

"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds."
Edward Abbey

Recent Adventures

Last week’s project was a 100% wool felting of Sunfish Pond, the southernmost glacial lake on the Appalachian Trail. Step one: the light blue sky and puffy clouds

Before 4 Bridges Art Festival in Chattanooga, I felted this 11”x14” study of Marcy Dam. This coming week, I’m planning to felt a full sized studio piece of the same scene. I can’t wait!

When I started felting, I imagined long, quiet days in my studio, doing my best to capture the magic and wonder I’d experienced on my last hike and translate them into wool landscapes. • This introvert hadn’t considered the weekends of intense socializing that characterize art shows and art festivals. I found myself completely taken aback to find that I actually liked exhibiting at them, as I always walk away with a few special conversations with hikers, nature lovers, Lyme fighters, and/or art enthusiasts. • One such memorable interaction happened with Jane and her family yesterday. From hiking to Scouting, from rainbows to dogs, and from Lyme to marathons, we fell into easy conversation. I was thrilled to learn that “Misty Morning on an Appalachian Bald,” my Appalachian Trail triptych, would be going home with them.

I’m so excited to be part of @artxtravaganza at the Webb School of Knoxville this weekend. Set-up went smoothly, the artists’ lounge is great, everyone is so friendly, and the other artwork is truly spectacular. Now, for the festivities to begin!

Just before Christmas, an Idahoan stumbled upon my Etsy shop looking for an ornament and decided to order one, along with two mounted feltings of scenes from the Pacific Crest Trail. A dear friend of hers was a recent thru-hiker, and she was thrilled to find a way to commemorate her friend's adventure. • I’m so tickled to share this review: ★★★★★ "Absolutely beautiful!!! The artist captured the beauty of the climb. Truly more exquisite than picture shows. I purchased other items from this seller, and can't give enough praise for the quality, the artist’s ability, and uniqueness of each creation. Tremendous communication from seller with fast shipment of all items."

One of my very favorite views. Skies this blue + trees overhead = perfection. #latergram #hikekentucky

Every time I hike in beautiful Kentucky, I’m struck by its geology—or what little I’ve picked up about its geology. Most of the time, I hike in more-distant mountains, landforms pushed up from below. In the Bluegrass State, most hiking is in “dissected uplands,” regions carved away by rivers. That’s why we have our characteristic cliffs, and it’s also why our hills are subjected to mining and mountaintop removal.

I just realized I hadn't posted in-progress photos of this 100% wool #ColoradoTrail panorama, which has turned out to be quite possibly my favorite felting ever to create!

It’s been a gray, rainy day here, but here’s a #latergram from a clearer day and a quiet evening at our farm. 🐑

Getting "Mount Katahdin" wrapped, packaged, and ready to head to its new home! This 100% wool felting depicts the view of the Appalachian Trail's northern terminus from the shore of Jo-Mary Lake in the Hundred Mile Wilderness, a view that took my breath away when it greeted me around a corner. • "Mount Katahdin" was purchased by a super-supportive parent of a hiker who will soon be setting off on the journey of a lifetime, a thru-hike of the AT. I feel so honored that my work will be a part of the celebration that will await this backpacker at the end of their trek!

The trails in Kentucky may not be as dramatic or demanding as those in the mountains further east or west, but they certainly have a beauty all their own. It's a privilege to have the time and health to hike them. ❤️👣

“Baby Blue was the color of her eyes / baby blue, like the Colorado skies...” Working on the sky of my newest piece, a panorama from the Colorado Trail, got the George Strait song stuck in my head.

It’ll be 60 degrees and sunny today, which means studio work is going to get interrupted by extra sheep-hugging time! ❤️ Here’s Kergord, who is entirely unaware that he’s the littlest member of the flock (tipping the scales at 80 pounds) and has the biggest personality. He’s doing a great job growing wool for next year’s “canvases.”

🎉 Ta da! It’s finished! 🎊 I felted this 100% wool landscape while considering Chautauqua’s “Transformations” theme. The backcountry is a site of dramatic transformations large and small, from meteorological and geological changes to tadpoles and caterpillars morphing into adults. This scene is from my second day on the Colorado Trail, when I traversed an area that had been ravaged by a fire in 1996. More than two decades later, saplings grew beneath fire-scarred, skeletal trees, and the area had transformed into a meadow habitat. “Twenty Years Later,” 24”x18” wool in distressed frame.

To celebrate #OptOutside Day, I headed out of the studio and down to Berea, KY, where I hiked up the Pinnacles for the umpteenth time. So many of my hiking trips are to places I’ve never been before; it was special to take a hike I know so well. And, I loved that the trailhead parking lot was more crowded than I’d ever seen it—so many families were choosing to spend Black Friday outdoors!

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