W. David Ward

Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl - “Star mountain”).
At 18,491ft, Orizaba is the third highest peak in North America. This image is a detail from an acrylic painting created in January, 2012 by W. David Ward. To read more about the December 2nd ascent, please see: “Currently.”

Last Updated : Dec 27 th 2011

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Orizaba revisited ... "Currently"

"Having come to regard this mountain as the seat of my own personal Muse, part of me felt that I should not come here at all. If Orizaba is my Parnassus, should I really go tramping all over her? Is not a little reverence called for in such places? Perhaps I had always been meant to regard Orizaba from afar – from a more 'respectful' distance." READ MORE