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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA | Grand Canyon/KirkFriday, February 5th, 2010
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http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks For writer Ruth Kirk, one of the best ways to truly experience the Grand Canyon is to float down the Colorado River and view the magnificent canyon from within. In Ken Burns’s newest film, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA, premiering Sunday-Friday, September 27-October 2, 2009, she describes the impact the Grand Canyon has had on her and why she is always struck by its beauty. For more information on the film, visit http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks. |
Flooding Arizona – Grand CanyonSunday, January 31st, 2010
************************************* By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press Writer Posted Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:21pm PST Water flows from the number one and two jet tubes as seen from atop the Glen Canyon Dam Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in Page, Ariz. The Department of Interior is experimenting with high flows of water from the dam to help, in part, to rebuild beaches along the Colorado River that runs through the Grand Canyon. (AP Photo/Matt York) PAGE, Ariz. – Twin torrents of water unleashed from a dam coursed through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday in a flood meant to mimic the natural ones that used to nourish the ecosystem by spreading sediment. “This gives you a glimpse of what nature has been doing for millions of years, cutting through and creating this magnificent canyon,” Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said after he pulled the lever releasing the water from Glen Canyon Dam, upstream from Grand Canyon National Park. More than 300,000 gallons of water per second were being released from Lake Powell above the dam near the Arizona-Utah border. That’s enough water to fill the Empire State Building in 20 minutes, Kempthorne said. The water gushed from the dam into the Colorado River below, creating a churning, frothy pool that glided past the salmon-colored sandstone walls of the canyon. The dam is releasing four to five times its usual flow during the three-day flood. The water level in the canyon will only rise a few feet, but officials hope that will be enough to restore sandbars on the Colorado River downstream from the dam. Officials have flooded the canyon twice before, in 1996 and 2004. Before the dam was built in 1963, the river was warm and muddy, and natural flooding built up sandbars that are essential to native plant and fish species. The river is now cool and clear, its sediment blocked by the dam. The change helped speed the extinction of four fish species and push two others, including the endangered humpback chub, near the edge. Shrinking beaches have led to the loss of half the camping sites in the canyon in the past decade. Since Glen Canyon Dam was built, 98 percent of the sediment carried by the Colorado River has been lost, Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin said. Martin said man-made floods need to occur every time there’s enough sediment to do so — about every one to two years depending on Arizona’s volatile monsoon season. “The science is really clear that’s what we need to do,” Martin said. The Grand Canyon Trust, a Flagstaff-based group that has been critical of the federal Bureau of Reclamation’s management of the dam, also is calling for more regular high flows. “The power industry is driving the Bureau of Reclamation more than anything else, as opposed as to what’s best for the canyon,” trust spokesman Richard Mayol said. Scientists will document habitat changes and determine how backwater habitats are used by the chub and other fish. Another study will look at how higher water flows affect the aquatic food base. ___ On the Net: Grand Canyon National Park: http://www.nps.gov/grca Bureau of Reclamation: http://www.usbr.gov Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. Duration : 0:0:47 |
Manmade flood unleashed in Grand Canyon |
Grand Canyon River AdventureThursday, January 28th, 2010 |
2005 Colorado River Trip |
Jamaica revealed – Wilshire million dollar homesWednesday, January 20th, 2010
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We don’t just sit on the beach, getting out we have our most memorable experiences. |
Inner Grand Canyon Sunset Jeep TourWednesday, January 20th, 2010
Duration : 0:6:12 |
http://www.grandcanyon.com/inner-canyon-sunset-jeep-tour-williams.html Sunset at the bottom of the Grand Canyon has never been easier than on the Inner Canyon Sunset Jeep Tour. You will be surprised by the Grand Canyon Caverns. Experience Peach Springs, Diamond Creek, and the Colorado River…all while driving to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. This is the only road to the bottom. |
Wild On Jamaica – Doing it!Monday, January 18th, 2010
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There is so much more to Jamaica than margaritas on the beach. Check it out if you are thinking of a vacation here. |
Inner Grand Canyon Jeep TourMonday, January 18th, 2010
Duration : 0:5:46 |
http://www.grandcanyon.com/inner-grand-canyon-jeep-tours-williams.html From Williams, Tusayan, and Flagstaff, Arizona, this is the tour that will take you to the bottom of the Grand Canyon by Jeep. A nice surprise will be your visit to the Grand Canyon Caverns on the way. You will experience Peach Springs, Arizona, Diamond Creek, and the Colorado River of the Grand Canyon. |
Rafting Hermit Rapid – Grand CanyonSunday, December 27th, 2009
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June 1, 2008…filmed by Susan Alzner |
No Bada Me Bwoy – Jamaican PatoisWednesday, December 16th, 2009
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Jamaican Patois a language to confuse slavers, today kids are creating text language..
