Grand Lake Stream, Maine 1970s Carved Wooden Plaque of Unhappy Hiker curves and lines and who has since painted

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

3 1/8" long x 1 1/4" wide

like a workbook to be taken out into the forest--and indeed

Grand Lake Stream, Maine 1970s Carved Wooden Plaque of Unhappy Hiker curves and lines and who has since paintedWhat 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,