The National Parks

Grand Canyon, Floating the River

Clip: Season 1 | 1m 36s  | Video has closed captioning.

Writer Ruth Kirk muses on the the awe-inspiring nature of the Grand Canyon, and the effect that it has on a person who chooses to float the river.

Aired: 09/11/09

Rating: NR

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Major funding is provided by General Motors, Evelyn & Walter Haas,Jr. Fund, CPB; Bank of America; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; Park Foundation, Inc; PBS; National Park Foundation; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts.

The National Parks.

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