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.
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 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
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
Did You Know?
The Cambrian seas of the Grand Canyon were home to several kinds of trilobite, whose closest living relative is the modern horsehoe crab. They left their fossil record in the mud of the Bright Angel Shale over 500 million years ago.