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  • Filmmaker Taylor Graham and his team embark on a mission to document what remains of Arizona's submerged Glen Canyon by kayak. Watch their 350-mile through-paddle unfold as part of a National Geographic Society-supported project focused on water management challenges in the Colorado River Basin. Activists, archeologists, scientists, government officials and members of the Navajo Nation all weigh in on the far-reaching effects of the dam that flooded Glen Canyon to create Lake Powell in 1963.
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  • @8ballwil
    @8ballwil 3 роки тому +25

    I'm Navajo. The area my grandma lived when she was young is now under the lake.

  • @Chpe-un6js
    @Chpe-un6js 4 роки тому +22

    This is my second time watching this video and it’s sad to see how glen canyon will never be the same but I think it’s also important to acknowledge even just a little bit the beauty of lake Powell and not make it look like this disgusting place because In reality glen canyon still is one of the most breathtaking places on earth dam or no dam

  • @thewanderer2997
    @thewanderer2997 5 років тому +9

    No shout out to Utah in the description? Seems strange given that like 90% of Glen Canyon and Lake Powell is in Utah.

  • @aaronwalker3846
    @aaronwalker3846 5 років тому +4

    I hate these anti human arguments. Is the net benefit greater than the cost? How many lives depend on the river?

    • @gregdaly900
      @gregdaly900 2 роки тому

      40 million people rely on these dams. Which of these kids is going to tell them to move?

  • @l1n5n8
    @l1n5n8 Рік тому +3

    Whenever I’m fighting massive bouts of depression, I watch videos like this. I can’t afford to chase my dreams in a kitchen and see nature like this whenever I’m down. Thank you.

  • @majorpayne8373
    @majorpayne8373 3 роки тому +4

    The best way to rediscover Glen Canyon's lost wonders is to drain Lake Foul.
    Unbelievable that this was allowed to happen.

  • @jimruch5877
    @jimruch5877 3 роки тому +3

    Interesting but you missed the opportunity to talk about all the archeology that was lost when the dam was built...nor did you visit any of the ruins or see any of the rock art that still can be seen in the Canyon today. This is the story of the ancient ones...

  • @chuckiesrus1399
    @chuckiesrus1399 2 роки тому +3

    The whole self-righteous, yuppie granola attitude is such a turn off

  • @sidneyvega
    @sidneyvega 5 років тому +7

    I wish I had friends like this... Unfortunately I know no one who is willing to take any adventure.

  • @Sailor376also
    @Sailor376also 3 роки тому +1

    at 9:49 "They wouldn't be built today. Why were they built 50 years ago." That statement needs correcting. This is spring of 2021. The rain that fell in the Rockies last year was not enough. The snow that fell this past winter was nearly nothing. The runoff this spring is 1/10th of what is usual. Powell and Mead are at 40% of capacity or less,, the water level from when this film was made is down another 50 feet. But,,, if the dam and reservoir system were not already in place,,, There would be no Phoenix. There would be no, Las Vegas. There would be no agriculture,, in thousands of square miles that we use to feed us. And,, if this year is so lean of water,, if next year is similar,, and if 2023 is similar, Phoenix may have to be evacuated. Las Vegas may have to be evacuated. That is an extreme statement,, yes, I know. There is some truth to it. There is no other water source. Where would Phoenix get any water? There is no other water. There is no other place to get it.

  • @CantTalkImRiding
    @CantTalkImRiding 5 років тому +7

    I've spent vacations on Lake Powell houseboating. During a week on the lake as a kid I never thought about what this place once was. I saw its current beauty. It's sad that history and more natural beauty was killed by the dam.

  • @primarytrainer1
    @primarytrainer1 Рік тому +1

    take the dam down and empty the lake. it's about time for large population centers on the west coast to learn to save water, recycle, and desalinate. bring back glen canyon

  • @jayramdahal3799
    @jayramdahal3799 5 років тому +2

    dear, National Geographic
    i'm jayram from nepal, i'm trekking guide from nepal .i bone in east nepalside, call ilam . now i leaving in pokhara. i started trekking when i was 18 years old. i start from porter, assistant guide and now i'm trekking guide. . i did just hight school, but when i well be on mountain, trekking area i felling like a now "i'm in school " becouse for me trekking is school and leaening mant things. i had been lots off place of nepal. i went many time everest base camp 5365 meter hight, annapurna bas e camp 4130,annapurna cricet 5416 meter hight, langtang ,uper mustang,madi himal trek,ghorepani-ponnhill trek etc......
    yes, nepal is very smail country but also very big country for nature, mountain,culture etc. yes nepal is very poor country for GDP ( gross domestice product ) but nepal also very reach country for GHP (gross happiness product). we have 8 mountain above 8000 meter hight including the highest peak in the world Mt. Everest 8848 meters..
    you know National Geographic we Explore Nepal in "Nepal 2020" . this time 1.3 millions tourist here in 2018 . we Expect well be 2 millions tourist in 2020. so now we more exploring our country in tourism. .......
    thank you/namasta

  • @ausabaw5466
    @ausabaw5466 5 років тому +2

    Does anyone know what song they used as the film was ending? Please?

  • @fallinginthed33p
    @fallinginthed33p 3 роки тому +1

    The price of watering cities in the desert, cities which don't belong there.

  • @davidmelaas6442
    @davidmelaas6442 5 років тому +6

    The title was very misleading. I thought the story was going to be good and something i could enjoy! everything was a negative

  • @njessica851
    @njessica851 5 років тому +17

    Edward Abbey said this was the worst disaster in history..Sad to see his words come true,,he knew from the beginning..

    • @davidparry8514
      @davidparry8514 5 років тому +2

      Cactus Ed was a good guy but he had his bias' like the rest of us.

  • @Dan-gy3cu
    @Dan-gy3cu 3 роки тому +1

    Out of control highway (or expressway) construction was going on during the 50s and 60s in many cities in the U.S.. Many neighborhoods were divided up for this so called progress.
    Today, many of these highways, especially the ones within city limits, are being torn down or buried and new residential construction is replacing them.
    This renewal or recovery from too much highway construction is bringing neighborhoods back together again that were broken up during that big highway construction era.

  • @recasper55
    @recasper55 3 роки тому +2

    Went there in 1973... Had an awesome time exploring the slot canyons... & Again in 1979 , and back again in 1999 , but it was overcrowded... Ppl on jet skis going full bore up and down the slot canyons... Very dangerous... Haven't been back since... Still a very beautiful place.

  • @AaronCZim
    @AaronCZim 5 років тому +5

    Does anyone know the song that starts at 27:00? I'm googling the lyrics, but not finding much. I'll keep looking though.

    • @hawke1800
      @hawke1800 5 років тому

      Aaron Z ughh i wanna know too! idk if its an original song done just for this

    • @jacobsuarez6238
      @jacobsuarez6238 5 років тому

      Katie martucci but I think it was made for the video.

  • @AZCAj33per
    @AZCAj33per Рік тому +1

    Getting to the Cathedral now requires a small hike so not all is lost

  • @Cordova.S.William
    @Cordova.S.William 5 років тому +10

    Thanks Nat Geo ,nice day to everyone !!🍀🎄Peace 🎵🎶🎼🌠

  • @frankblangeard8865
    @frankblangeard8865 5 років тому +6

    They get all weepy about the lost canyon. But they paddle in plastic kayaks and fly in jet planes and do all the other things which result from economic development. There are still many thousands of miles of rivers in the U.S. and elsewhere to paddle in whitewater. In fact, the river above the Glenn Canyon dam runs through National Parks including Grand Canyon. Paddle there.

    • @oneskydog4401
      @oneskydog4401 5 років тому +3

      Frank Blangeard I like millions would not have been able to experience the canyons by hiking in or rafting the river. I have been to Lake Powell many times in my boat and love the lake. The planet has to change every day you cannot freeze it in time. Maybe you would have liked to live through the massive volcano times too. Take what you have and be grateful quit making whinny videos the past is gone.

    • @oneskydog4401
      @oneskydog4401 5 років тому

      Frank the last sentence was directed at the narrator.

    • @victorfagan3043
      @victorfagan3043 5 років тому +3

      Exactly my thoughts as well! They failed to mention all the positives of the dam and the true reason for it. Most of Glen canyon was inaccessible before the dam.

  • @carlito_148
    @carlito_148 5 років тому +5

    Truly amazing in my hipster voice..

  • @The514ck3r
    @The514ck3r 5 років тому +2

    What was the song at the end?? Please help

  • @Tranitaur
    @Tranitaur 5 років тому +16

    As someone who has spent many summers at the Glenn Canyon dam, Lake Powell and surrounding areas. This video has done it justice.
    The one problem that I have with it, is how would you expect use as a society to be able to grow crops, drinking water for
    Millions and have stable flood control. Now I’m not saying this dam is good or bad. I’m just saying that there are pros and cons to have a reliable source of drinking water.

    • @jeffdana9402
      @jeffdana9402 Рік тому

      If we place more dams inside the Grand Canyon, we could have a larger economy, larger cities and more drinking water, right?? We should change the Grand Canyon into a chain of lakes ... then, and only then, will we complete our dominance and destruction. We should trade away all of the beauty for money and economic growth. There are 84,000 dams in the USA. Which equals 84,000 extinct rivers that are now dead. "RIVERS ARE MENT TO RUN" ... now they are all drowned and flooded underwater. But, the Economy?! Right?!

    • @AstraLuna-o9i
      @AstraLuna-o9i 11 місяців тому

      Who exactly is using Lake Powell for drinking water? Who is using it for crops? As far as I know Lake Mead is what provides water for crops and for cities. Lake Powell didn’t need to exist. There’s no civilization below it, it’s not used for drinking water or farming. The Bureau of Reclamation built it for generating electricity which is now inadequate. They could drain Powell and capture all that water to fill lake Mead, and Glen Canyon could probably bring in more revenue through recreation than Lake Powell does.

  • @christianhansen3292
    @christianhansen3292 5 років тому +1

    like the jazzy female singing voice.

  • @stevojanceski
    @stevojanceski 5 років тому +2

    Whats with the crokey voices?

  • @SICK562CKRISS
    @SICK562CKRISS 5 років тому +4

    We need to get out there and enjoy Mother Nature before it's gone

  • @Charlie-zd4vd
    @Charlie-zd4vd 5 років тому +2

    Hey @ National Geographic, how can you get a trip like this sponsored? I have spent up to a month at time in the back country and have friends who have spent longer in places like the Brooks Range in Alaska. These people were rookies. If you're interested in young (early 20s) and experienced outdoorsman and women for a short film reply. I have ideas on adventures I'd like to explore with your help.

  • @MsOAWR
    @MsOAWR 5 років тому +13

    Its so terribly cruel that we washed away countless families and homesteads laid down over so many generations by those tribes. I know colonisation has wrought more havoc in other places but god... that is just cruel.

    • @DrejaAndi
      @DrejaAndi 5 років тому

      Not only the people, but countless plants and animals too, all of which were part of a healthy ecosystem. It's bad enough that we are disconnected in a way that we don't care about destroying the homes of other people, plants, and animals. We're also foolish enough that it's not just their homes we're ruining, it's our own too.

  • @stratus10601
    @stratus10601 5 років тому +10

    Why would anyone give this a thumbs down? What kinda of person are you? Smh
    I got educated in the Glenn canyon today, thank you national geographic and thank you the crew that traveled and worked on this short film!!

    • @rezqot
      @rezqot 5 років тому

      Because there is too much talk and too less actual footage.

    • @stratus10601
      @stratus10601 5 років тому +1

      @@rezqot I mean it's free content guy and is a independent film...you sound like you were part of funding for this.......K

    • @bobreece5842
      @bobreece5842 5 років тому

      This is the least film you want to watch to be educated on Glen Canyon Dam. This whole film is a waste of time.

  • @alyssaloves3919
    @alyssaloves3919 5 років тому +1

    I have been trying to find the ending song for a year now and I still have not found it but I am still trying

  • @jadenhodges8338
    @jadenhodges8338 3 роки тому +3

    We know everyone voted for Joe Biden in this video. Lol. There are pros and cons to both. I still haven’t heard a better solution for water storage/irrigation for millions of people and farms.

    • @SailingCorina
      @SailingCorina 3 роки тому +1

      I think reporting on doom and gloom has more selling power than making a film about the natural beauty and importance of sustaining people with water in their homes. These days it's cool to be a hipster yelling foul.

  • @anonymousalias.5059
    @anonymousalias.5059 5 років тому +3

    Taylor sounds like that guy from whitest kids u know

  • @HotReelProductions
    @HotReelProductions 5 років тому +16

    What’s the name of the hipster intro song?

    • @rachelscott6706
      @rachelscott6706 4 роки тому

      It's called what a river knows by Katie Martucci

  • @victorfagan3043
    @victorfagan3043 5 років тому +11

    Your story does not add up. So you Kayaked from Moab to Lake Powell on the Colorado river (couple hundred miles?). At this point it’s a lake so you PADDLED about 75miles to the San Juan river arm. Then paddled another 20-30 miles up the San Juan river arm to the river then what, did you hike up the river just to show that the lake created a waterfall? Did you then paddle another 25-35miles back up the lake to Cathedral in the Desert just to turn around and go to the dam which is about another 50miles just to look at it in dismay without once talking about all the benefits Lake Powell provides for everyone downstream?
    My guess is the trip involved a lot of POWER boats, trucks(nice truck by the way), and obviously air planes to complete. I’m sure none of those things created any environmental impact.

  • @rohitry3382
    @rohitry3382 5 років тому +3

    A simple request to NGC team
    can u plz upload the show that was previously shown on NGC channel.
    "Genius: Einstein " All seasons and episodes in Hindi.
    I will be very happy if u do so.,😀

  • @madebeery8878
    @madebeery8878 5 років тому +2

    You gave real NATURE-FEELING hardly any time. The comments are banal, to say the least :-)

  • @AdventureDarin
    @AdventureDarin 5 років тому +3

    Great short film! I really enjoyed it. I'm glad there was some background information about the area before the dam.

  • @mufasta8322
    @mufasta8322 5 років тому +2

    Did she get some nice grill marks on her foot?

  • @morganeast3403
    @morganeast3403 3 роки тому +1

    Lake power for ever

  • @gopro_audio
    @gopro_audio 5 років тому +1

    Drive across the country and try to go fishing, there is no water in our rivers.

  • @hawke1800
    @hawke1800 5 років тому +4

    i love that song playing at the end!!

  • @Boarderdude25
    @Boarderdude25 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful, bravo to the team who put this video together.

  • @Dater951
    @Dater951 4 роки тому

    i have absolutely found the most annoying sound in the world....

  • @vlado2701
    @vlado2701 5 років тому +2

    I'm dizzy of this unique beauty !
    Helpful video !
    Happy New Year dear Friends !

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy 5 років тому +3

    *_Bear Grylls has joined the chat_*

  • @moralester
    @moralester 2 роки тому

    lol the using your hands to line up your line on the kayak was funny

  • @umairhassan9768
    @umairhassan9768 5 років тому +1

    Song name please

  • @NOREMAC_P
    @NOREMAC_P 5 років тому +2

    Beautifully done, and incredibly touching... thank you for this 💙

  • @Dallasl_andscaping_.
    @Dallasl_andscaping_. 5 років тому +1

    Did the dam hide cave systems up stream? I read about a newspaper article of Kincaid finding unusual items in the caves.

  • @Dater951
    @Dater951 4 роки тому

    if i could dislike this more than once i would≥

  • @Brian-cd6cy
    @Brian-cd6cy Рік тому

    Poor selection of music. Really poor…

  • @indusvalleycivilization5597
    @indusvalleycivilization5597 5 років тому +1

    Very nice research and informative documentary.

  • @ericlakota1847
    @ericlakota1847 2 роки тому

    The water in cathedral seemed to be 40' deep

  • @odilbekb-sarkaev1052
    @odilbekb-sarkaev1052 5 років тому

    Qayiq-Kayak-small wooden or animal skin boat.

  • @arianaminocha2356
    @arianaminocha2356 5 років тому +2

    very good

  • @offpherj7884
    @offpherj7884 5 років тому +2

    Was very interesting. thanks for posting...……………...

  • @Brian-gv7ug
    @Brian-gv7ug 5 років тому +2

    A great film, thank you!

  • @ramilderogongun9480
    @ramilderogongun9480 5 років тому +2

    I love the natural unfiltered color 😍

  • @parkhsingh
    @parkhsingh 5 років тому +2

    I love it thik channel

  • @vvendettahh
    @vvendettahh 4 роки тому +1

    All because the beavers had to build the dam thing!

  • @lifeandamyloidosis8551
    @lifeandamyloidosis8551 5 років тому +2

    I'm happy I saw that through you all. Thanks.

  • @martanegron3425
    @martanegron3425 2 роки тому

    Repent jesuschris is coming

  • @arianaminocha2356
    @arianaminocha2356 5 років тому +2

    ooh goood

  • @paavan
    @paavan 2 роки тому

    Do you need permits to do this?

  • @-reverse-with_andrew_7413
    @-reverse-with_andrew_7413 5 років тому +2

    -aliceinwonderland-

  • @peterkelly2785
    @peterkelly2785 4 роки тому +2

    Title is not accurate. Could have been an awesome video about rediscovering the beauty of Glen Canyon....instead, a political video. Both stories are important and interesting, but please don't be misleading.

  • @sepulangsenja498
    @sepulangsenja498 5 років тому +3

    Amazing

  • @mohdaaman4889
    @mohdaaman4889 5 років тому +2

    Is beautiful place

  • @dentpeninde
    @dentpeninde 5 років тому +1

    The sea of Cortez?

  • @sandbox4984
    @sandbox4984 5 років тому +2

    they post when I woke up

  • @isabeltiemann5113
    @isabeltiemann5113 5 років тому +2

    wonders

  • @sepulangsenja498
    @sepulangsenja498 5 років тому +2

    Like in paradise. Calm. Relax

  • @tayfunbasaran354
    @tayfunbasaran354 5 років тому +1

    ss ourang medan ship 1946

  • @spiritualsaints5488
    @spiritualsaints5488 5 років тому +2

    So beautiful place ! 🎄🎁🏨🎂🆒

  • @WorldFrozen
    @WorldFrozen 5 років тому +3

    Hola de nuevo :)

  • @taslimchaudhary2541
    @taslimchaudhary2541 5 років тому +2

    Good 🇮🇳

  • @rougeneon1997
    @rougeneon1997 5 років тому +5

    "Dead eyes" this fella has.....kinda creepy lol

  • @fischerk
    @fischerk 5 років тому +2

    4th

  • @maceelm8863
    @maceelm8863 5 років тому +2

    Early

  • @ConnorRangatira
    @ConnorRangatira 5 років тому +7

    Lake Powell has brought millions to the Indian Reservation, it's an absolutely beautiful place and has provided hundreds and hundreds of jobs to natives.

    • @Leeloo.says.Multipass
      @Leeloo.says.Multipass 5 років тому +1

      They've told me the opposite. My ancestors are clearly worth more than profits

    • @geraldking4080
      @geraldking4080 5 років тому +4

      Lake business is monopolized by Aramark Leisure Services of Philadelphia. They pay bottom dollar wages and keep them low with part time and seasonal employees. The Park Circus only cares about the cut they're getting, and gives zero consideration to how this is undermining this community. ARA started out in the vending and slot machine business. They picked up their monopoly from Del Webb. Guess who runs ARA...... it's like a Sopranos episode.

    • @AstraLuna-o9i
      @AstraLuna-o9i 11 місяців тому

      No it doesn’t.

  • @Deleon-cc3we
    @Deleon-cc3we 5 років тому +1

    # Arizona1

  • @millerslanding2310
    @millerslanding2310 5 років тому +1

    :)

  • @st._rman1906
    @st._rman1906 5 років тому +2

    🚣‍♀️🚣‍♂️

  • @jwiereng
    @jwiereng 2 роки тому

    dagger stratos?

  • @delstanley1349
    @delstanley1349 5 років тому

    22:34----Robert Frost? Carl Sandburg?

  • @sarahparker7286
    @sarahparker7286 4 роки тому

    So boring

  • @dismaldog
    @dismaldog 5 років тому +1

    great trip-very informative video

  • @cq7415
    @cq7415 3 роки тому

    Thanks.

  • @Andrrooh
    @Andrrooh 5 років тому +1

    Such an amazing film! Thanks!!!

  • @ceb4382
    @ceb4382 5 років тому +2

    The chick with the croaky voice makes this unlistenable.

    • @Starfish2145
      @Starfish2145 3 роки тому

      It’s called vocal fry. seems to be an affect of that generation

  • @ronactive
    @ronactive 5 років тому +1

    The nice River. I Love him.

  • @anthonyrenaud5783
    @anthonyrenaud5783 2 роки тому

    What an amazing and adventurous life you lead.

  • @Billy-ye3ge
    @Billy-ye3ge 3 роки тому +3

    When you millennials become adults and have to get jobs to pay for the water coming out of your faucet you will appreciate the dams our grandparents built for us. Or we can just get rid of Los angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Vegas and all the agricultural that feeds the nation just to return your precious canyon back to the way it was.

    • @aaronlund2110
      @aaronlund2110 3 роки тому +3

      Okay, boomer.

    • @Billy-ye3ge
      @Billy-ye3ge 3 роки тому +1

      @@aaronlund2110 Not even close to boomer, just employed and appreciate utilities...

    • @Cosmicsurfpro
      @Cosmicsurfpro 3 роки тому

      Water should be free. Think about it. Vegas shouldve never been built. I have a job and love lake Powell

  • @alyssaloves3919
    @alyssaloves3919 5 років тому

    Does anyone know what the song at the end of this beautiful film

  • @neo7i
    @neo7i 5 років тому +6

    BEAUTIFUL.

  • @christ6888
    @christ6888 3 роки тому

    fantastic, not a lost world, its the new world

  • @tjaltieri1
    @tjaltieri1 4 роки тому

    Always wanted to kayak to Cathedral in the Desert!