White Mountain signs

"...the mountains fixed me. There’s no other way to say it. And when you find something that works that effectively, and is that powerful, it’s almost useless to try to resist its calling."

The White Mountains in New Hampshire are where I fell in love with backpacking, and where I learned about the Appalachian Trail. It was on a five day backpacking trip along the AT in the Whites that I realized my desire to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, a dream I realized in 2013 and '14. I spent a lot of time there in 2012 especially, when I hiked the 48 four-thousand-footers, which you can read about here, on my 4000 footer blog.

I've created several White Mountain Trailsigns for various customers, along with a lot of others from other places along the Appalachian Trail. The Whites are, and always will be, a truly special  and spiritual place for me.

Trailsigns: Original Designs: Camp Williamson

 This custom project was designed and fabricated for a private cabin, with lettering modeled after the type style used on signs in the Shenandoah National Park. It was made, like many of my pieces, from old floorboards salvaged from a house renovation.

"Camp Williamson" was carved by hand, in a V-groove incised style, and pictograms were added for extra flair. The tree and tent symobls were routed and painted, and the hangers are painted using masks, to show the activities people enjoy at the cabin, and hung from little hooks in the bottom of the sign.