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Published: 2007-10-27 07:34:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 418; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 2
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Brighty the Burro of the Grand Canyon....Explained...
"A life size bronze statue of Brighty sits in the lobby of Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim. Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon Lodge South is located by Arizona Highway Route 67, 43 miles south of junction Alternate U.S. Highway route 89. It is a national historic landmark constructed of massive stone walls and high-timbers.
In a corner of the lodge is the memorial the friendly burro Brighty.
The Brighty statue and photos on the wall tell the story of a dependable fuzzy little burro that inspired the book published in 1953 that also became a Disney movie both are called
"Brighty of the Grand Canyon".
Marguerite Henry's
comment on Brighty's statue:
" the artist captured the soul of Brighty, forever wild, forever free."
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omg that's so awesome! I need to go see the statue someday. I also have wanted to breyer made of Brighty for a long time. I used to read the book over and over as a child. Great picture of this awesome work of art! Thanks so much for sharing!
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