Ranger Minutes are short audiocasts or videocasts in which a park ranger shares interesting stories and information about Grand Canyon National Park.
Microclimates
Little pockets of moisture and coolness exist just over the rim of the Grand Canyon and create completely different life zones. Learn about Microclimates and how they preserve plants that used to be here 10,000 years ago - when this area was much cooler.
Click on the player to activate it, then press the play button. It may take a minute for the video to start.
If your playback is uneven and you would rather download the file to your computer,
cut and paste this link into your media player: (6.83MB MOV File)http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/upload/Rmin00804microclime.mov Download the transcript (11kb PDF File)
Did You Know?
Kolb Studio was once the home and business of the Kolb brothers, pioneering photographers at Grand Canyon. Today you can visit free art exhibits in the auditorium and shop in the bookstore. The studio is located in the Village Historic District, at the Bright Angel Trailhead. Open daily.
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