Insider's Look at Grand Canyon

Interview with Park Rangers Pat and Ron Brown. They talk about the spring migration of birds through Grand Canyon National Park and the importance of International Bird Migration Day.

http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/grca_pod.htm

An Interview with Park Ranger Megan Kohli about Youth and teen Camps.

Working with Grand Canyon Youth, a non-profit partner of the national park, youth camps have been offered since 2008. This is an excellent opportunity for kids to get out and experience the backcountry and ride on the river rapids while learning about their national park.

http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/grca_pod.htm

My sculpture is a result of a physical process of spontaneous digging and marking in clay with my hands, a blind act of faith. As I work, I create the negative void that is ever present in this life full of ambiguity. Removing my hands, I fill the dark, cold space with materials. Then painstakingly peel away the soft layers of clay on the outside until the solid form is exposed -- like an excavation. The result is an expressive object like a fossil manifestation of the complexity of my desires, fears and expectations. The layers of clay are recycled over and over again as a foundation for more digging and building more sculpture. When my will tries to control the negative space, the outcome takes the form of fierce substances. But when I push with spontaneous marks of bold confidence, a wonderful evolution of probity and consciousness appears. The pinhole photographs are a documentation of the moment of discovering the sculptures in the Arizona landscape.

- Kim Henkel

Women have played an important role in Grand Canyon's history from the beginning, but they are not always as well known. Rangers Davis and Daly discuss three women important to Grand Canyon's architecture, culture, and ranger heritage.

http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/inside-look-33.htm

Insider's Look host, Ranger Patrick Gamman talks with Ranger Nicole Koehlinger about the ravens in Grand Canyon National Park. Ravens are one of the most common birds seen in the park. They are intelligent, savvy, sociable and problem solvers.

Legendary canyon storyteller, Captain John Hance (Park Ranger Ron Brown) returns to tell the story of one snowy winter when he was hungry and all he had to eat was molasses, a bar of soap, and an old shoe.

Legendary canyon storyteller, Captain John Hance (Park Ranger Ron Brown) returns to tell the story of one snowy winter when he was hungry and all he had to eat was molasses, a bar of soap, and an old shoe.

Hear the struggle between two great forces in aquatic ecosystems in epic Shakespearean fashion in "Moose-terpiece Theatre." It's an excerpt from the Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre production, "Water...on the Rocks!" which tells the tale of water in the Canadian Rockies.

Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre is Parks Canada's very own theatre troupe, based in Banff National Park. The troupe shares the stories of the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks (Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay) with inspiring and hilarious interpretive shows. Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre tours to schools, special events and festivals. Their newest play, IMAGINaNATION, celebrates 125 years of national parks in Canada!

Link to the Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre page on the Parks Canada website:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/edu/edu4g_e.asp

Topics include: visitor transportation systems, Jr. Ranger Programs and interpretive presentations. She shares a funny skit from Banff's Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre.

Verkamp’s is the park's newest Visitor Center in one of the oldest buildings. Located in the National Historic District of the South Rim, the building dates back to 1905. The curio shop was owned and operated for over 100 years by the Verkamp family.