Lyell Canyon and Emerald Lake, 34"(L) x 40"(W), 2004

Heat transfers of Yosemite and other Sierra maps, painted and embroidered with trail facts and photographs on satin, silk, and brocade, and stitching.  The borders are embroidered with one of John Muir's 1894 journal entries.

Text of embroidery on borders:
Early next morning I made up a bundle of bread, tied my note-book to my belt, and strode away in the bracing air, full of eager, indefinite hope. - John Muir 1894, The Mountains of California