National Parks Exploration Series - The Grand Canyon: A Wonder of the Natural World

It is hard to add something to the beauty that your eyes are going to watch through this travel. I must say that all our senses will be part of the travel. Sometimes, mostly... you go to the unknown. Sometimes you don't recognize if you are in The Valley of the Fairs of Turkey or in the States!Unfortunately as the subtitles in English don't exist it is impossible for me understand technical vocabulary that if it would have been written I could have looked up in the dictionary. I have been at the States many times but now I understand that what I have seen is very little.Ivonne-Uruguay

This video covers the following US National Parks of the Colorado PlateauGrand Canyon NPPainted Desert/Petrified Desert NPArches NPCanyonlands NPCanyon De Chelly National MonumentBryce NPZion NPMesa Verde NPLake Powell National Recreation AreaSo most parks only have about 5 minutes of video. But since I visited each, it was nice buying only 1 video to cover all of them.The video mostly concentrates on the geology of the parks. And there is a section covering the Colorado Plateau as a whole. It is not a travel log like some other blu rays.Overall, not bad. But there were some disappointments which include:1. Canyonlands is a beautiful park. But instead of showing views of it, they talked about Indian petro graphs.2. The best views in Bryce are from the Navajo trail. But it did not include video from that location.3. All the views from the Grand Canyon are from the south rim - none from the north rim.4. The commentary from the geologist, park ranger and historian were nice. But they should have showed views of the parks when they talked rather than showing the person.5. The video had nice background music. But it was stopped when the geologist or ranger or historian talked.Overall, not bad and a good value for the price. But if you want a video only of the Grand Canyon, then this one is not for you.

This DVD is great! The photography and the geologists teach a lot. I went to the Western Usa back in 2004. We went to the Grand Canyon with a Geologist who showed us around similar to this DVD. They show you around and the beauty shows how it really gathers the attention of tourists! It's beautiful. I felt like I was in the helicopter flying along with the photographer who did the beautiful photography.Both my husband and I have the Grand Canyon on our future travel list.

Howdy;Some have said that the title "The Grand Canyon" is false and I do agree to a point. It would have been better is it was titled "The Colorado Plateau", but I will not lose any sleep over it. And I don't feel any less of the series for it. The way I look at it is I get seven national parks and several other sites on one disc. You can't beat that even with a petrified stick.The running time is 80 minutes.L8R daze...

This is a great series and we love the Grand Canyon, so seeing this gives us a different perspective and an excellent history of the development of the land and nature. Wow, what a neat idea! We first saw the canyon from the Colorado River on a float trip. What a difference from looking up to looking down.

Wanted to explore the Canyon and parks before going there this summer. Certainly not disappointed, this DVD helped us map a route to see the most sights without missing the "must see" wonders along the way.

Birthday present for my partner. We are both outdoor enthusiasts and enjoy travel greatly, especially to National and State Parks. Excellent Blu Ray with an outstanding view into one of our nations greatest natural treasures. A video the entire family will enjoy over and over again!

This DVD was a disappointment because the label leads the viewer to the impression that the DVD is about the Grand Canyon. In face, the Grand Canyon is only seen slightly in this video. The video spends most of its time featuring the Colorado Plataeu, of which the Grand Canyon is a part of. The video also spends time featuring other national parks in the immediate area like Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, etc. Don't get me wrong, the vistas on this Blu-ray disc are spectacular. I only wished that the disc had spent most of its time in the Grand Canyon itself.

very good

Five stars for content, music and value. Four stars for quality of HD (I do not have a BR DVD documentary with 5 Star quality HD).The BR DVD is indeed about the Colorado Plateau region and in particular it's National Parks which of course includes The Grand Canyon National Park. This is explained on the back of the case, very clearly throughout the film, and the Grand Canyon is given prominence. The title should reflect this, however the distinction was unimportant to me as the content is very good and I have found it to be one of the best documentaries that I have. It also focuses on Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches and Petrified Forest National Parks amongst others. The music is mostly of a classical nature, majestic, and quietens or stops when speaking starts. I prefer music to stop, or to almost completely quieten, when someone is speaking, however the voice has good contrast in those cases where the music does not stop. The commentaries are intelligent, detailed for this kind of documentary, and are very insightful. To nit-pick there is purple-fringing at the first Delicate Arch scene, and at least once later (this could have been removed by post-processing). Occasionally there are what appear to be motion compression artifacts when the camera is moving across a scene, however when they do occur the artifacts are not very distracting and can be readily ignored.I have another BR DVD, a "fly over" of an American State, from a much larger production company also with purple fringing, less clarity, an irritating voice etc. There are no flashes of light at regular intervals nor drums of disruption. Another documentary that I have that matches this one for quality is Tall Ships 2004, and for similar reasons (though it is PAL format, not HD).The regions covered include (in approximate order of appearance),Grand Canyon NPLake PowellArches NPCanyonlands NPCapitol Reef NPPetrified Forest NPMesa Verde NP (with Canyon De Chelly National Monument)Bryce Canyon NPZion Canyon NPBack to Grand Canyon NP

中身の濃さにたいして結構安いのではないですか。もうすこし内容をひろがても良かったかも。

Good series of films.

Some pictures are nice. They explain vastly how the natives lived there. They talk about the parks in the plateau more than the Grand Canyon itself. They should have insisted on the real subject, how climate and vegetation change when you get lower in the canyon, until you reach the very bottom, with the Colorado river and the Fantom ranch to stay overnight. I think they missed the target at a certain point. I have been there in 2007, and it is a lot more than what they show you. Also important to consider, a large part of the disc is not in 1080p, and the resolution is at times not sharp to say the least. I'd say you get the resolution of a DVD most of the time. I own numerous documentaries in blu-ray, and they usually look nicer on my TV. Try another one on the subject in hope that it is better made.