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“THE RIVER TRAIL” ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS-PRINTS AVAILABLE |
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“CLIFF HANGER” ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PRINTS AVAILABLE |
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“VANISHED” 18” X 24” OIL ON CANVAS PRINTS AVAILABLE |
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“THE OLD CANYON” ORIGINAL 24” X 30” OIL ON CANVAS PRINTS AVAILABLE |
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“EMMA DEAN” ORIGINAL 40” X 66”OIL ON CANVAS PRINTS AVAILABLE |
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Just East of the Silver Bridge leading to and from Phantom Ranch, the Bright Angel Trail makes a shear drop off to the roaring Colorado River. The trail begins a steady climb along the river until you are perched hundreds of feet above on the edge of thin air. It’s a finger tingler! Zoroaster Temple rises to the East as you head back down to the Black Bridge for the Mules to cross. That was the River Trail. |
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Catching the vertical drop off at Powel Point from the South Rim, the Big Horn Sheep make us look silly stumbling down the trails. Rock ledges and shear heights are no problem for their nimble hoofs designed specifically for the Grand Canyon cliff hangers. |
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The oldest existing inhabitants of the Grand Canyon are the Havasupai people. They still have a thriving culture and Village deep in the Canyon some 60 miles west of Grand Canyon Village as the crow flies. This old building in the Supai Village, with the spiritual Wikaleva Rocks soaring to the sky behind, is a reminder of the tough life and surroundings when living in such a remote area. (One day while showing artwork at the El Tovar Hotel, an elderly man, Havasupai Indian, dressed as a Park Ranger, starred at my painting….and commented, I lived in that house as a child. I was speechless.) |
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With Vishnu Temple glowing in the late afternoon light and soaring cloud formations, I have superimposed a Split Twig Figure. These ancient relics of a culture commonly called the Anasazi, were found in Cremation Canyon just east of Cedar Ridge below Yaki Point. There are many theories of what may have happened to the Anasazi, but one thing we do know...they vanished. |
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One of the best known historical figures of Grand Canyon Folk Lore is John Wesley Powel. Powel and some brave (some said crazy at the time) men were the first to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869. Not unlike landing on the moon for the first time, they were instant heroes for the time. Later to be well respected in Washington and head a several Government agencies, Powel returned to run the river again in 1871, this time using a chair on his boat to better see the rapids ahead. His personal boat was always named for his wife, Emma Dean. |
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Gary McAllister 928- 714-1799 Flagstaff, AZ. |
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Giclee prints and original paintings available….. Please call for pricing. |
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