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Thirty paintings in 30 days - Day 13. This painting was inspired by a recent day trip to the Grand Canyon. Yes, the south rim can be a day trip from Phoenix. A long one, and not one if you really want to spend time there. But this was more of a Griswald viewing - we went specifically to take photos during the golden hour/magic hour. 

I have been to the canyon countless times. My first hike down was when I was nine years old - we backpacked the Hermit Trail. I remember it well as we had a house fire the night before we left and were up all night. Then my pack weighed in at 25 pounds and I weighed 75 - 33% of my body weight - as opposed to a recommended not-to-exceed 25%. Needless to say, it was a hard trip for a nine year old. Nine was also the age I begain painting in oils - hmm maybe there is a correlation with my first backpacking trip down the canyon!