Grand Lake Stream, Maine 1970s Carved Wooden Plaque of Unhappy Hiker curves and lines There is some darkening and

There is some darkening and one small nick in the wood at the round of the handle

and who has since painted quite a variety of things (including some rather fantastical portraits in a realist style—a Cleopatra among them

with just a little cracking to the surface of the wood visible here and there

With striking

Grand Lake Stream, Maine 1970s Carved Wooden Plaque of Unhappy Hiker curves and lines There is some darkening andWhat I love most about this funny old carved souvenir plaque are the two tiny figures at lower left waving to the hiker protagonist from a distance; I'm not sure whether they completed the hike hours ago and are waiting on the slow father, or whether they are random bystanders just cheering him on! In any case, I think it's pretty good, and a fun gift for a reluctant outdoors person. Fyi, Grand Lake Stream is in the northeastern most part of Maine,