The Story of Grand Canyon National Park (1991)

Two thousand square miles a mile deep approximately 10 miles wide no geological feature on earth evokes a wider spectrum of human emotions than does the Grand Canyon of Arizona It is impossible not to be profoundly moved when confronting such immensity But it is more than a chasm it is alive with mule deer mountain lions coyotes bighorn sheep wild turkeys blue grouse blue heron desert tortoises and the rare kaibab squirrel found only in the Grand Canyon Long before the Spanish arrived the Anasazi Ancient Ones lived here Included is an exclusive segment never before filmed of Shamans Gallery a significant Anasazi find of rock paintings in the Grand Canyon area dating between 2000 BC and AD 1 Established in 1908 Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon a parkland and said do nothing to mar its grandeur keep it for your children your childrens children and all who will come after you