In prose, Grand Canyon is a simple essay on the creative process within an environment; here, Minor discusses the watercolors and sketches as he created them in full over thirteen days in the Canyon. These sketches and washes are uniquely vivid precisely because they are less polished than his other work; studying this book, young readers are more likely to perceive the direct impact of place on art, making Minor's Grand Canyon an excellent offering for budding landscape artists. Rather than prettifying or accessorizing the landscape, these Canyon paintings suggest a method for a place-reflective approach in design, craft and medium; at a time when glamour is at the premium, this work shows instead how art and earth can be in one continuum, unglamorized, but glorious.