Size: 7.5” x 7.5” on 8.5” x 11” JonCone Studio Type 5 Paper

Signed & stamped in verso

Clambering up the Cold Mountain Path
The Cold Mountain trail goes on and on
The Long Gorge Choked with Scree and Boulders
The wide creek, the mist-blurred grass
The moss is slippery, though there’s been no rain
The pine sings, but there’s no wind
Who can leap the world’s ties
And sit with me among the white clouds
Gary Snyder translating Han Shan

The north side of Snow-Tongue Pass is a precipice of steep crumbly granite scree. There are no trails up here, you are on your own to weave yourself through the maze of rock. It’s a raw beauty tinged with a solitude of space that can only be found in the places where few feet have gone.

Location: John Muir Wilderness, Sierras

Technical Info: Hasselblad, Kodak T-Max 100 BW film, Zeiss 50mm, Deep Yellow #12, developed in Kodak X-tol 1:1