Wender·Vista
Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming
in the Tetons, across Jenny Lake from the south boat dock

Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon

— the canyon the water came down from.

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

A cascade at the mouth of Cascade Canyon, west of Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Most people reach it by the shuttle boat across the lake and a short uphill walk through fir and lodgepole. The falls drop about a hundred feet in white braided ropes over granite. Above them the canyon opens out toward Symmetry Spire and the Cathedral group. — from the studio

from the studio
Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon
— bring it home

Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon, 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 Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon

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

Hidden Falls is a roughly 100-foot cascade on Cascade Creek where the creek leaves Cascade Canyon and drops toward Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. The trailhead access is the Jenny Lake South Boat Dock; the Jenny Lake shuttle crosses the lake to the West Boat Dock, from which the falls are a half-mile walk. Walkers who skip the boat add about two miles each way around the south shore. The falls sit at roughly 6,800 feet at the foot of the Cathedral Group.

the water

Cascade Creek drains the long U-shaped trough of Cascade Canyon, fed by snowmelt off Symmetry Spire, Storm Point, and the back side of the Cathedral Group. The falls themselves run hardest in June and early July, when the high-country snow lets go and the cascade braids into half a dozen white ropes over polished granite. By September the flow narrows to a single clear thread, and the rock around the basin reads grey-blue against the moss.

the visit

From the South Boat Dock the shuttle runs roughly every fifteen minutes from late May into late September, weather depending; the round-trip ticket is the standard way in. The walk from the West Boat Dock to the Hidden Falls overlook is about half a mile with 150 feet of gain. Inspiration Point sits a further half mile and 400 feet above, with the long view east over Jenny Lake. The park entrance is south of the town of Moose, off Teton Park Road.

— informed by NPS — Plan your visit
where
United States · Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
within
Grand Teton National Park
elevation
2,073 m · 6,800 ft
position
43.7647° N · 110.7547° 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.
1 km E
Jenny Lake
glacial lake
1 km NE
Inspiration Point
overlook
4 km N
String Lake
lake
6 km NW
Grand Teton
peak
N
Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon
Jenny Lake
Inspiration Point
String Lake
Grand Teton
common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon — and about bringing the piece home.
about the place

Hidden Falls is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, at the mouth of Cascade Canyon on the west side of Jenny Lake. It sits at about 6,800 feet elevation.

Take the Jenny Lake shuttle boat from the South Boat Dock to the West Boat Dock, then walk half a mile with about 150 feet of gain. The around-the-lake walk adds roughly two miles each way.

Hidden Falls drops about 100 feet over polished granite, braiding into several white channels at peak flow in early summer and narrowing to a single thread by September.

Mid-June through early July, when snowmelt off Symmetry Spire and the Cathedral Group runs hardest. The shuttle typically operates from late May into late September.

Cascade Creek drains Cascade Canyon, fed by snowfields high on Symmetry Spire, Storm Point, and the back of the Cathedral Group. It is glacial and snowmelt water, not lake outflow.

Inspiration Point is an overlook another half mile and 400 feet above Hidden Falls, with a long view east across Jenny Lake. It is the usual turnaround for a short visit.

about the piece in your home

Yes. Hidden Falls is one of the first hikes most people do in Grand Teton, so the image carries a first-trip memory. A Medium on a study wall or the Large in a hallway works well.

Mountain-modern, alpine-revival, and quiet Scandinavian interiors. The cool granite greys and white water sit naturally with pale oak, wool, and slate.

Yes, biophilic interiors and the broader alpine-modern movement use moving-water imagery to bring a sense of place into otherwise still rooms.

A single Large works above a console. Above a sofa the four-tile Mural holds the wall, and the nine-tile Mural reads as a window onto the canyon.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for showers, backsplashes, or any humid wall. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No solvents or abrasive pads are needed. The thin glossy or satin finish wipes clean and the colour lives in the surface beneath.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nothing is licensed in or out.

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