shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWashington

on the Cascade crest, on US-2 between Everett and Leavenworth

Stevens Pass and Tunnel Creek

Name: Stevens Pass and Tunnel Creek — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the saddle the trains run under.

— 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

— 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

“A high saddle in the central Cascades where the highway crosses the spine of the range and the railroad runs underneath it. Stevens Pass tops out a little above four thousand feet. In winter the ski area lights come on early; in summer the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the road and disappears into hemlock. A few miles east, Tunnel Creek drops off the ridge through old-growth timber toward the Wenatchee side. The weather changes mid-pass, almost always. From the studio.

from the studio

— bring it home

Stevens Pass and Tunnel Creek, 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 Stevens Pass and Tunnel Creek

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

Stevens Pass sits at 4,061 feet on the crest of the Cascade Range, carrying U.S. Highway 2 between Everett and Leavenworth. It was named for John F. Stevens, the Great Northern Railway engineer who located the route in 1890. Directly beneath the pass runs the Cascade Tunnel, completed in 1929 at 7.8 miles long; it remains the longest railroad tunnel in the United States. The Stevens Pass Mountain Resort straddles the summit on both sides of the highway. A few miles east, Tunnel Creek drops off the ridge through old-growth hemlock toward the Skykomish drainage.

— informed by Wikipedia — Stevens Pass, Wikipedia — Cascade Tunnel

— the air

The pass is a weather seam. Marine air piling east off Puget Sound meets the drier interior at the crest, and the change can land within a few hundred yards of the summit sign. Average annual snowfall at the ski area runs around 460 inches, and the chains-required boards on US-2 light up regularly from November into April. In summer the same gap funnels wind through the saddle, which keeps the long ridges above Tunnel Creek cool even in August. Cloud sits on the trees more often than not.

— informed by Stevens Pass Mountain Resort

— the season

Stevens Pass is a winter place first. The resort typically runs from late November into April, with night skiing on most of the front side. Spring brings heavy wet snow and avalanche cycles; the Tunnel Creek drainage saw a well-documented backcountry slide in February 2012 that reshaped how the region talks about side-country terrain. By late June the road opens to the Pacific Crest Trail crossing, hikers thru-hike through, and wildflowers come up on the slopes the lifts cover in winter. Larches turn gold east of the crest in late September.

— informed by Wikipedia — Stevens Pass

— where

United States · King and Chelan Counties, Washington

— elevation

1,238 m · 4,061 ft

— position

47.7462° N · 121.0859° W

— 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.

56 km E

Leavenworth

Bavarian-themed town

25 km W

Skykomish

rail town

35 km E

Lake Wenatchee

alpine lake

Stevens Pass and Tunnel Creek

Leavenworth

Skykomish

Lake Wenatchee

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Stevens Pass and Tunnel Creek — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The summit of Stevens Pass sits at 4,061 feet on the crest of the Cascade Range. U.S. Highway 2 crosses here, carrying traffic between Everett on the west side and Leavenworth on the east.

A 7.8-mile railroad tunnel running directly beneath Stevens Pass, completed by the Great Northern Railway in 1929. It is still the longest railroad tunnel in the United States and carries BNSF freight today.

John Frank Stevens, the Great Northern Railway engineer who located the crossing in 1890. He later served as chief engineer on the Panama Canal.

Tunnel Creek drops off the ridge a few miles east of the pass, draining toward the Skykomish River. The drainage is well known to backcountry skiers and was the site of a fatal avalanche in February 2012.

Stevens Pass Mountain Resort typically runs from late November into April, snow depending. It offers both daytime and night skiing on the front side.

Yes. The PCT crosses U.S. Highway 2 at Stevens Pass and runs north toward Glacier Peak Wilderness and south toward Snoqualmie Pass. The crossing is a common resupply point for thru-hikers.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For Washington skiers and PCT hikers with a long history at the pass, the piece reads as a specific home mountain, not a generic alpine scene. A Medium or Large is the usual choice.

The deep greens and snow-blues sit naturally with pacific-northwest mountain-modern, cabin-modern, and warm-neutral rooms. It also holds its own against darker walls in a study or library.

Yes. Mountain-modern has moved away from heavy lodge motifs toward simpler, atmospheric work, and this piece sits in that direction without leaning rustic.

A single Large reads well above a console or a smaller sofa. Above a standard three-seater, the four-tile Mural carries the wall; the nine-tile Mural is the choice for a full feature wall.

Yes. For humid or splash-prone spots, order the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and will not lift with steam.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. No abrasive pads, no harsh cleaners. The thin glossy finish wipes clean easily and the colour lives in the surface.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work by Reid Wender, hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license outside art.

— if this one stayed with you