shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming

between Cody and Yellowstone's East Gate

Wapiti Valley North Fork Shoshone

Name: Wapiti Valley North Fork Shoshone — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — fifty miles of weather and rock.

— 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 North Fork of the Shoshone River runs east out of Yellowstone through a long valley of volcanic spires and sage flats. Theodore Roosevelt called the road through it the most scenic fifty miles in America. Cody sits at the lower end, the East Entrance at the upper. Bighorn, elk, and the occasional grizzly use the same corridor.

from the studio

— bring it home

Wapiti Valley North Fork Shoshone, 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 Wapiti Valley North Fork Shoshone

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 Wapiti Valley is the corridor of the North Fork of the Shoshone River between the town of Cody and the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, a stretch of roughly 50 miles along U.S. Highway 14/16/20. The valley cuts through the Absaroka Range and is held within the Shoshone National Forest, the first federally designated forest in the United States, set aside in 1891. Roosevelt is often quoted as calling the road 'the most scenic fifty miles in America.' Buffalo Bill Reservoir sits at the lower end above Cody.

— informed by Wikipedia — Wapiti Valley, USFS — Shoshone National Forest

— the stone

The valley walls are weathered Absaroka volcanic rock — andesitic breccias and tuffs erupted some 50 million years ago in the Eocene from a chain of stratovolcanoes that once stood across the region. Long erosion has stripped the cones and left their roots: pinnacles, hoodoos, and weather-carved figures lining the canyon. The Holy City, Goose Rock, and the Chimney Rock formations are named landmarks along the highway. The Shoshone River, the namesake river, drains east through the breccia into the Bighorn Basin.

— informed by USGS — Absaroka volcanic field

— the visit

U.S. 14/16/20 west out of Cody is open year-round to the East Entrance, though the road inside Yellowstone closes between Sylvan Pass and the interior from early November until early May. Summer brings the heaviest traffic and the most reliable wildlife viewing at dawn and dusk; autumn brings elk rut and quieter pullouts. The Shoshone National Forest dispersed campgrounds line the river. Cody, 50 miles east at the lower end, is the nearest full-service town; Buffalo Bill State Park borders the reservoir just outside town.

— informed by NPS — Yellowstone East Entrance

— where

United States · Park County, Wyoming

— within

Shoshone National Forest

— elevation

1,830 m · 6,000 ft

— position

44.4775° N · 109.6750° 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.

40 km E

Cody

town

5 km W

Yellowstone East Entrance

park entrance

35 km E

Buffalo Bill Reservoir

reservoir

15 km W

Sylvan Pass

mountain pass

Wapiti Valley North Fork Shoshone

Cody

Yellowstone East Entrance

Buffalo Bill Reservoir

Sylvan Pass

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Wapiti Valley North Fork Shoshone — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

It is the corridor of the North Fork of the Shoshone River in northwest Wyoming, running roughly 50 miles between Cody and the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park along U.S. Highway 14/16/20.

Theodore Roosevelt is widely quoted praising the drive through the volcanic walls of the Absaroka Range and along the North Fork as 'the most scenic fifty miles in America' on his way to Yellowstone.

Shoshone National Forest, the first federally designated forest in the United States, set aside in 1891. The forest holds most of the public land along the highway between Cody and the park boundary.

They are weathered Absaroka volcanic rock — andesitic breccias and tuffs from Eocene stratovolcanoes that stood here roughly 50 million years ago. Named features include the Holy City, Goose Rock, and Chimney Rock.

Elk (wapiti, the namesake), bighorn sheep, mule deer, moose, black bear, and grizzly bear all use the corridor. The lower valley near Cody is also a winter range for elk moving down from the high country.

The highway from Cody to the East Entrance is open year-round, but the road inside Yellowstone between Sylvan Pass and the interior is closed from early November until early May for snow.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Anyone who has driven west out of Cody toward the East Gate knows this valley by heart, and it is a quieter pick than the famous park overlooks. A Small or Medium carries well with a handwritten note.

The sage-and-volcanic-rock palette sits at home in Mountain-modern, Western-modern, and Lodge-revival rooms. The piece holds its own next to leather, raw wood, and woven wool textiles.

Yes. Mountain-modern leans on textured rock, sage, and grounded earth tones, and the Wapiti Valley reads as all three. The Medium hangs cleanly above a low console or a reading bench.

A single Large reads as a framed window above a standard sofa. A four-tile Mural opens the valley across a wider wall; a nine-tile Mural turns the drive into the room.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installations near water and steam. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and lives in the surface itself.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based cleaners. The thin glossy finish wipes clean and the colour does not sit on top of the tile.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, curated by Reid Wender. No licensing, no third-party imagery.

— if this one stayed with you