Ages 14+

You can feel a particular stillness to a mountain lake on a clear morning, when the peaks mirror themselves in turquoise water and the meadow at the edge is riotous with bloom. Kim Smith renders that moment with warmth and precision — a grizzly and her two cubs padding through fireweed and columbine, towering pines anchoring a sky crossed by Steller's jays and Canada geese, marmots tucked quietly into the rocks below. Every corner of this illustration rewards looking: the light on the snowfields, the small surprises hiding in the foliage, the way the whole scene hums with life without ever feeling crowded. Assembling this 1000-piece puzzle is an act of slow, deliberate pleasure — working color field to color field, discovering each creature as it comes together, moving through the composition the way you might move through a forest: unhurried, attentive.

Printed on sustainably sourced greyboard with virtually no puzzle dust, it's designed for the kind of afternoon that stretches comfortably toward evening. The included full-color reference insert keeps the full image close at hand throughout.

* 1,000 pieces, ribbon cut

* Finished size: 20 x 27 in

* Box size: 11.25 x 8.25 x 2.25 in

* Includes full-color puzzle insert with complete image

* Virtually no puzzle dust 

*Puzzle greyboard: 90% recycled paper

* Packaging: 70% recycled paper, FSC-certified

*Weight: 1.62 pounds

* Printed with nontoxic inks

*UPC: 9780735389021

*Manufactured by Galison Puzzles