A mountain ridge, three wildflowers and a line of music winding between them.

Take the hills along in a metal travel mug: Blue Ridge Ballads sets a folk-art picture of mountains, wildflowers and sheet music on stainless steel with a handle. Give it to the friend whose playlists lean toward old-time and mountain music.

The design: wildflowers, a mountain ridge and a ribbon of notes

Everything sits on a cream panel with the soft, mottled look of aged paper. Across the top, dark brown hand-drawn capitals spell "BLUE RIDGE" in an arch above "BALLADS", a little uneven in the way of a hand-lettered sign.

Under the lettering, a golden crescent moon hangs beside a smaller one among small golden stars, above a low line of pale blue-green hills. Three large blooms stand in front: a golden-yellow daisy-like flower, a dusty-pink flower with five petals and a white daisy. Their thin stems cross and spread into olive-green sprigs, with pink buds in the lower corners and two little red-brown mushrooms off to one side.

The music is drawn right through the bouquet. A five-line staff runs across the stems as a wavy ribbon, opening with a treble clef and carrying a row of black notes, some single and some beamed. The style is vintage storybook botanical, in muted cream, mustard, dusty pink, olive and pale blue. It is a picture for anyone who hears a tune in a quiet hillside.

Your metal travel mug, from porch to parking lot

• Stainless steel body, the material to choose for a mug that leaves the house every morning
• A full handle at the side, easy to hook your fingers through with a bag on the other arm
• Slim at the base to fit most car cup holders
• A plastic lid is included
• The illustration is printed on both sides, so the hills and the flowers face out whichever way the mug is turned

Who it's for

Folk, bluegrass and old-time listeners, choir singers, music teachers, wildflower gardeners and people who feel at home in the hills. It goes along on the commute, to rehearsal, on a festival weekend or a slow drive up a mountain road. Consider it for a music lover's birthday, a teacher's thank-you, Mother's Day or a holiday gift.

Quick answers

What kind of lid does it come with?

The shorter mug has a lid that presses in. The taller one has a screw-on lid and a straw. The size guide lists them next to the measurements.

What should I do before the lid goes on hot coffee or tea?

Hot drinks give off steam. Have the lid open as it goes on, and that steam escapes instead of building pressure inside the mug.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

No. This travel mug is hand-wash only, so give it a rinse at the sink once the drive is done.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

Size guide