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Grand Canyon National Park
River Trip Orientation Video - Chapter 1
Introduction to the River Orientation Video
Grand Canyon National Park's 40 Minute River Orientation Video has been broken down into 12 topic-specific chapters for easy downloading. If you would prefer to download the 40 minute program in two large files (as presented on the DVD the park includes with a non-commercial river trip permit) scroll down to the botttom of this page. Both Windows Media and Quicktime versions are available here.
 
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Non-Commercial River Trip Orientation Video
Chapter 1 - Duration 5:38
An Introduction to Colorado River Running
 
To preview this chapter: (Quicktime movie)
Click on the player, then click on the play button.
Or, copy and paste the link below into your Quicktime Player.
http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/river0012.mov
or visit the iTunes River Podcast Channel


Download link for the Windows Media Player Version:
http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/100_01intro05-39.wmv

Download the Transcript for Chapter One (16kb PDF File)

Continue to the Next Chapter (2) Water Temperature and Flow Variations
 
River Trip Orientation Video - Chapter Menu

Chapter Topic Duration
01) Introduction 5:38
02) Water Temperature and Flow Variations 3:01
03) Low Impact Camping 2:46
04) Personal Hygiene and River Illness 2:19
05) The Kitchen 2:14
06) Food and Hydration 1:05
07) Accidents 3:37
08) Grand Canyon Wildlife 2:08
09) Location Restrictions 5:23
10) Day Use Areas 4:08
11) Conclusion and Program Credits 3:05
12) Diamond Creek to Lake Mead 3:27
14) Native American Perspectives 5:40


 

Download the program in two large Files 
(the same as on the River Orientation DVD the park includes with a non-commercial permit) 

1) Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek 36:00 (50.6MB MOV File)  or (44.1MB WMV File)
Includes chapters 1-11 in the menu above. Download the Transcript (109kb PDF File)

Copy and paste this link into your Quicktime Player:
http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/LeeF-Diamond36.mov

Here is the link for the Windows Media Player Version:
http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/36_river.wmv



2) Diamond Creek To Lake Mead
3:27 (4.66MB MOV File) or (5.27MB WMV File)
Includes chapter 12 in the menu above. Download the Transcript (12kb PDF File)

Copy and paste this link into your Quicktime Player:
http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/Diamond-Lame3-27.mov

Here is the link for the Windows Media Player Version:
http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/diam-lame.wmv

UNKAR DELTA IN GRAND CANYON  

Did You Know?
In Grand Canyon, the broad, sandy expanse on the north bank of the Colorado River is Unkar Delta, composed of rock debris carried from the North Rim by Unkar Creek. Prehistoric Pueblo people occupied numerous sites on Unkar Delta and along Unkar Creek for about 350 years (A.D. 850 to A.D. 1200)

Last Updated: June 20, 2008 at 20:22 EST