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?
There are 3 different river trip opportunities through Grand Canyon National Park, including professionally guided raft trips, available to the public and often reserved a year or two in advance; and self-guided, or "private" river trips, made available to the public through a weighted lottery.
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