Loder Peak Like Waves of the Ocean

This twin painting to “Loder Peak Eastward is Vast and Unbounded” is done in oil and measures 18” x 48”.   David writes in his journal of this vista:  "Never before did I behold so just, so perfect a resemblance to the Waves of the Ocean in a wintry Storm."

David writes of his trip to Loder Peak:  “. . . At end of the last Course Mr. McGillivray, Dumond and myself began to ascend the Mountain – we found it very steep with much loose small stones very sharp, but as we got higher & higher the loose Stones became less frequent; when the Rock was solid, it was extremely rough and full of small sharp Points like an enormous Rasp – this enabled us to mount Places very steep, as the footing was good & sure, but it cut our Shoes, Socks &c all to pieces in a Trice.  The Rock of the Mountain all the way to the Top is one and the same, of a dark Grey, with few or no Veins, very hard & Glassy, and upon rubbing Two Pieces of it together for a Moment produces when held near the Nose a strong disagreeable Smell, somewhat Sulphurous. 

© Sharon Cross 2014