Insider's Look at Grand Canyon
This channel is an archive of audio podcasts. Most of them were produced during 2009 and 2010 by Grand Canyon National Park Ranger Patrick Gamman. Topics include anything and everything about Grand Canyon. A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size. Unique combinations of geologic color and erosional forms decorate a canyon that is 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep.
Episodes
April 29, 2010 • 4 mins
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
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April 10, 2010 • 5 mins
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
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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 ob...
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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
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On her first backpacking trip into the Grand Canyon, artist Erica Stankwytch Bailey tells of her adventures walking through snow on the rim, then down into the desert in the canyon's depths, and ultimately to a waterfall. If you would like to find out more about hiking in Grand Canyon National Park, visit :
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/backcountry.htm
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February 5, 2010 • 8 mins
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.
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February 5, 2010 • 7 mins
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.
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February 5, 2010 • 7 mins
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.
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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 ...
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Topics include: visitor transportation systems, Jr. Ranger Programs and interpretive presentations. She shares a funny skit from Banff's Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre.
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January 14, 2010 • 4 mins
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.
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January 8, 2010 • 7 mins
Ranger Andy Pearce discusses the Environmental Education Program at Grand Canyon National Park with host, Patrick Gamman . Educators. If you are interested in curriculum-based activities at Grand Canyon National Park or in the classroom, listen up! Learn about the many programs offered for school groups, from ranger-led activities at the canyon to rangers visiting your classroom.
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January 1, 2010 • 5 mins
Park Ranger and Insider's host, Patrick Gamman, interviews Randy Erwin about his work as a cowboy poet, yodeler, and demonstrator of rope tricks, as well as what he did as an Artist in Residence at Grand Canyon. He also sings and yodels!
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December 29, 2009 • 3 mins
Santa and his Elf, Peppermint, meet Grand Canyon authors.
Peppermint the Elf (Park Ranger Patrick Gamman) interviews Lori Rome, Thomas Ratz, and Tom Martin about their recent books. The interviews took place during the 2009 Holiday Open House at Books and More. http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/inside-look-022.htm
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December 20, 2009 • 6 mins
Featured in an art exhibit at Historic Kolb Studio from Nov. 13, 2009 through Feb. 17, 2010, Sally Hall talks about how Grand Canyon has been a source of inspiration for her artwork since she was nine years old.
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December 12, 2009 • 14 mins
An Interview with Park Ranger Chris Carroll by Park Ranger Patrick Gamman.
After returning to Phantom Ranch for the first time in 40 years to do interpretive programs, Ranger Chris Carroll describes his first canyon hike. What started as an adventure - ended in a bout with dysentery and severe dehydration. Carroll tells how he met a "knight in shining armor" who stuck with him for more than 7 hours and enabled him to rehydrate,...
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December 3, 2009 • 5 mins
Landscape artist Peter A. Nisbet discusses his reasons for
painting at Grand Canyon National Park, sharing his inspirations and
experiences.
"Without question this is the greatest landscape on Earth for painters. A
landscape painter faces more challenges here than anywhere else on the planet.
You've got light moving quickly, you've got forms that are incredibly complex,
you've got an array of colors that are beyond description, yo...
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November 6, 2009 • 5 mins
Park Ranger Patrick Gamman talks with Park Volunteer Sjors about caring for the trees at Phantom Ranch.
National Park Service Volunteer Sjors has lived and worked at Phantom Ranch for 20 years and is responsible for watering the vegetation that provides thousands of visitors each year with a cool resting place in the shade.
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October 30, 2009 • 4 mins
In this podcast, we have the opportunity to meet Capt. John Hance, portrayed by Park Ranger, Ron Brown. Hance was an early Grand Canyon pioneer and storyteller who first saw the Grand Canyon in 1883, then called the area home for the rest of his life.
Hance entertained early visitors with dozens of tall tales - many with alternate endings. It was said that he never told the same to story in the same way twice.
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October 25, 2009 • 5 mins
Park Ranger Patrick Gamman joins Park Ranger Nicole DeLuca for a who's who of Grand Canyon history at the Grand Canyon Cemetery.
Visit this serene and beautiful location and final resting place for many of the area's earliest pioneers. If you're here on Saturday, October 31, 2009, join Ranger DeLuca for a Halloween Full Moon Cemetary Walk.
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