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Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta)
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
from Crater Lake south into northern California

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta)

— — a road that drives the length of a volcanic chain.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“About 500 miles of two-lane and federal highway connecting Crater Lake in Oregon to Lassen and Mount Shasta in California. Cinder cones, lava beds, alpine lakes, and one snow-covered stratovolcano almost always in view from somewhere on the road. Designated an All-American Road in 2002. Best driven slowly, with stops at Klamath Falls and the Lava Beds.

from the studio
Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta)
— bring it home

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta), on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta)

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway runs roughly 500 miles between Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon and Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California, passing close to Mount Shasta on the way south. The route follows pieces of Oregon Route 62, U.S. 97, and California Route 89, threading the southern Cascade volcanic chain. The Federal Highway Administration designated the byway an All-American Road in 2002, the top tier of the National Scenic Byways programme.

— the stone

Mount Shasta, the southern anchor of the drive, rises to 14,179 feet and is one of the largest stratovolcanoes in the Cascade Range. Crater Lake, the northern anchor, fills the caldera left by the eruption of Mount Mazama roughly 7,700 years ago. Between them the route passes the Klamath Basin, Lava Beds National Monument, McCloud River Falls, and Burney Falls State Park, a string of pumice plains, cinder cones, and spring-fed cascades.

— the visit

Drivers usually allow two to four days end-to-end, longer with park stops. Sections inside Crater Lake and Lassen close for winter snow, generally November through June, while the connecting highways stay open year-round with chain conditions. Klamath Falls, Mount Shasta City, and Redding are the practical bases for fuel, food, and lodging. The Federal Highway Administration maintains a route description and a downloadable map under the National Scenic Byways programme.

— where
United States · Southern Oregon to Northern California
— position
42.5000° N · 122.0000° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Crater Lake
caldera lake
250 km S
Mount Shasta
stratovolcano
400 km S anchor
Lassen Peak
stratovolcano
350 km S
Burney Falls
spring-fed waterfall
100 km S of Crater Lake
Klamath Falls
town
N
Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta)
Crater Lake
Mount Shasta
Lassen Peak
Burney Falls
Klamath Falls
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Crater Lake to Mt Shasta) — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

About 500 miles. It runs from Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon to Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California, with Mount Shasta on the southern half of the route.

The Federal Highway Administration named it an All-American Road in 2002, the top tier of the National Scenic Byways programme. It had carried state scenic-byway status earlier.

Pieces of Oregon Route 62, U.S. Route 97, and California Route 89, linked through Klamath Falls, Mount Shasta City, and Burney. The exact route is published by the Federal Highway Administration.

About 14,179 feet. It is one of the largest stratovolcanoes in the Cascade Range, and it sits on the southern portion of the byway near the town of Mount Shasta in Siskiyou County.

Lava Beds National Monument, the Klamath Basin wildlife refuges, McCloud River Falls, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, and the Hat Creek Rim, among others. The full driving route takes most travellers two to four days.

The connecting highways stay open with winter chain conditions. Rim Drive inside Crater Lake and the park road through Lassen close for snow, generally from November into June.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The piece reads as the whole arc of the drive, Crater Lake to Shasta, rather than a single overlook. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio carries it.

The deep volcanic blues, snow-white, and basalt black work in mountain modern, Pacific Northwest, and warm minimalist rooms. It also anchors a darker library palette without dulling it.

Yes. Mountain-modern leans on volcanic stone, snow, and pine tones against clean architectural lines. The byway palette gives a room those notes in one piece without going rustic.

A landscape-format Large reads at the right scale above a standard sofa. A four-tile Mural opens it across a longer wall. A nine-tile Mural is a true feature wall piece.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. The Glossy finish is for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

Microfibre cloth and plain water. No abrasives, no ammonia, no citrus cleaners. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface, so the tile cleans like a fine porcelain plate.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, with no licensing in or out. Reid curates the atlas and signs off the work before it ships.

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