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After completing our hike we visit nearby The Clark museum.
One of their many Winslow Homer paintings is The Bridle Path, White Mountains.
Here is its descriptive plaque:
"A young woman rides sidesaddle along a rocky path in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. She seems lost in thought, separated from the other riders, one of whom waves a handkerchief as if to draw her attention. The focus of Homer's painting reflects two social trends that gathered momentum after the Civil War: the popularity of regional tourism in North America and the increasing independence of middle-class women." |