Canyon Light

The Grand Canyon is often visited by photographers, but a visit does not guarantee success and many leave disappointed. This evening was obviously going to be different and so I stood with a few other patient onlookers, waiting for the magic to happen.

As the sun drew closer to the horizon, the temperature plummeted, the canyon slipped into darkness and final shafts of sunlight clipped the tops of distant and nameless desert mountains. Moments later this shrinking patch of vibrant color turned to grey and then the canyon was swallowed by a moonless night. Shivering, but exhilarated I returned to my car and headed home.