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" the Grand Canyon " Educational / Travel Film with Bill Owen Arizona National Park Xd30512 (1968)

1968 · Short film · 22 min

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The Grand Canyon” (1968) is a color travel film made for ABC News and Public Affairs popular series Discovery ‘68. Produced with cooperation of the National Park Service and in consultation with the National Educational Association, this film follows host Bill Owen as he traverses the Grand Canyon on the back of a mule. Along the journey, Owen points out various trails and wildlife while offering historical and geological anecdotes about the Grand Canyon. Opening credits, ABC logo (0:06). View from rocky ledge looking into valley of Grand Canyon, Bill Owen opening words before riding off with guide on back of a mule (0:18). Graphics for Discovery ‘68 program (0:52). Guides, tourists gather at ranch where mules are outfitted for trek, example of dude string and pack string mules (1:17). Shaky footage from atop mule, look down into depths of red, arid canyon landscape (2:03). Wide-shot of Grand Canyon, Bill Owen voice over offers facts about canyon - North Rim, Colorado River (2:14). Camera pans view from top of Bright Angel Trail; trekkers on mules seen descending along South Rim of canyon (2:34). Jacob’s Ladder along Redwall Limestone (2:54). Dust kicks up into air as pack string mules descend onto trail (3:59). Shaky footage from atop mule known as “long-eared taxis” along South Rim, traversing steep rock surfaces (4:09). Tonto Plateau/ Tonto Platform, Tapeats Sandstone (5:18). View of Indian Garden/ “Havasupai Gardens”, patch of green tree-tops amid arid red and beige…

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Running time
22 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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