shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming

in the south end of Grand Teton National Park, above Phelps Lake

Death Canyon Trail

Name: Death Canyon Trail — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a name that softens once you are inside it.

— 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

“The trail climbs from the Death Canyon Trailhead near White Grass, traverses high above Phelps Lake, then drops into a U-shaped cut between Prospectors Mountain and Albright Peak. A small log patrol cabin from the 1930s sits in the meadow at the canyon mouth, and the creek runs loud all summer. The grizzlies are real. The name lands differently coming back out. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Death Canyon Trail, 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 Death Canyon Trail

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

Death Canyon is a glacially carved valley on the east face of the Teton Range, reached from the Death Canyon Trailhead near the historic White Grass Dude Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. The trail climbs about 1,100 feet to the Phelps Lake Overlook, drops to the lake's northwest shore, then climbs steeply through switchbacks into the canyon mouth, where a log patrol cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 still stands. The route continues to Static Peak Divide at 10,790 feet or over Fox Creek Pass into Alaska Basin.

— informed by National Park Service — Death Canyon, Wikipedia — Death Canyon

— the stone

The canyon walls are Precambrian gneiss and granite of the Teton Range, among the oldest rock in North America at roughly 2.5 billion years, lifted along the Teton Fault and carved into the present U-shape by glaciers during the Pinedale glaciation that ended about 14,000 years ago. Albright Peak rises to 10,552 feet on the south wall; Prospectors Mountain to 11,241 feet on the north. The creek that drains the canyon falls more than 2,000 feet between the patrol cabin and Phelps Lake.

— informed by USGS — Teton Range Geology, Wikipedia — Teton Range

— the visit

The trail is typically clear of snow from late June through early October; earlier and later, the upper switchbacks hold ice. The round trip to the patrol cabin is about 7.6 miles with roughly 2,000 feet of elevation gain. There is no entrance station at the Death Canyon Trailhead, but a park pass is required and the last mile of road is rough dirt. Black and grizzly bears use the canyon; the park recommends bear spray and groups of three or more.

— informed by National Park Service — Backcountry Planning, AllTrails — Death Canyon

— where

United States · Teton County, Wyoming

— within

Grand Teton National Park

— elevation

2,270 m · 7,450 ft

— position

43.6597° N · 110.8003° 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.

2 km E

Phelps Lake

glacial lake

1 km E

White Grass Ranch

historic dude ranch

14 km W

Alaska Basin

alpine basin

Death Canyon Trail

Phelps Lake

White Grass Ranch

Alaska Basin

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Death Canyon Trail — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

On the east face of the Teton Range in the south end of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The trailhead is near the historic White Grass Dude Ranch, off the Moose-Wilson Road south of Jenny Lake.

An 1903 survey party member disappeared in the canyon and was never found, and the name stuck. The terrain itself is steep but is a standard summer trail rather than an exceptionally dangerous one.

About 7.6 miles round trip to the patrol cabin at the canyon mouth, with roughly 2,000 feet of elevation gain. Longer routes continue to Static Peak Divide or Fox Creek Pass into Alaska Basin.

Typically late June through early October, depending on snowpack. The upper switchbacks above Phelps Lake hold snow and ice into early summer, and the access road closes seasonally.

A log cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 and still used by park rangers. It sits in a meadow at the mouth of the canyon and is a common turnaround for day hikers.

Yes, both black and grizzly bears use the canyon. The park recommends carrying bear spray, hiking in groups of three or more, and making noise on blind switchbacks above Phelps Lake.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Death Canyon is a marker hike for serious Teton hikers, less famous than Cascade or Paintbrush. A piece reads as the gift of a specific day rather than the postcard view.

The deep canyon greens and grey gneiss settle into Mountain-modern, Cabin-modern, and warm Minimalist rooms. Oak, leather, and felted wool sit beside it without competing.

Yes. Alpine-modern leans on regional truth over generic landscape, and Death Canyon is one of the Tetons' working trails rather than a marquee view, which is exactly the register the style is reaching for.

Above a sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural carries the vertical lift of the canyon walls. Above a console, a Medium sits well at eye level; a Coaster Set framed as a quartet works for a tighter space.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle humidity and splash. Glossy stays in dry rooms with controlled light.

A microfibre cloth with water. No ammonia, no abrasive pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath the finish, so ordinary wiping will not lift it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is created in-house by Reid Wender as the curator and hand-finished by the studio. No licensing, no third-party imagery.

— if this one stayed with you