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Released in 1971, this episode of Discovery takes viewers on a trip through Flaming Gorge and Dutch John, Utah, explaining the history of outdoor recreation and forest management / national parks along the way Opening: NE Utah landscape (0:07). Dinosaur illustrations (0:17). Flowers, hillside, U.S. Forest Service Ranger Bob Glenn (0:25). River: "Land of the Flaming Gorge." Discovery title sequence (0:40-1:07). Gorge from above. Hosts Virginia Gibson / Bill Owen at lookout. Ashleigh National Forest, Uinta Mountain Range (1:35). Winding Green River between mountains (1:40). Red river canyon (named by John Wesley Powell "Flaming Gorge") (1:50). Closeup: rapids from boat (Split Mountain Gorge) (2:06). Panning view: Uinta basin (Green River joins Colorado River amid arid landscape) (2:19). "Uplifts" (red-colored land formations). Illustrations (by Ernest Unterman Sr.): Utah 200 million years ago (tropical vegetation, marshes, Brontosaurus, Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex) (2:41-3:33). Paleontologist in quarry / Dinosaur National Monument (3:33). Visiting family watches (3:54). Bones exposed in quarry, suspended scaffold (4:12). Introducing family as they leave: Bob Glenn, Dorothy Glenn (wife), children (Linda, 11; Allen, 9; David, 5). Stegosaurus statue in parking lot (5:13), family enters car. Driving on highways (5:22). Bob discusses job / moving. Family members in car. Car crosses Flaming Gorge Reservoir Bridge (6:12), Flaming Gorge Dam (6:22). Hosts discuss tourist economy (dam in background). Dutch John, UT (government town) (6:53). Forest Service Administrative Building. Bob with timber expert Darrell Johnson at base of pine tree, analyzing mountain pine beetle (axe, holding beetle) (7:31). Bob enters Forest Service vehicle near reservoir, crosses Gorge Bridge (8:09), gets out at tourist station (8:34), picks up litter, drinks from water fountain, discusses care for environment / human pollution. Flaming Gorge Reservoir (lake) from above, connecting to Green River canyons (9:10). Bill at lookout. Virginia and Bob take printed guide from box at Red Canyon Conservational Trail (9:26), walk on nature trail, approach mountain mahogany tree / discuss (various angles) (9:36), approach rock, examine lichen (10:15). State game warden Steve Radozavich checks tag on plant (10:41). Bob and Steve on hill with light vegetation, checking tagged plants (for grazing), analyzing, making notes. Car driving, Antelope Flat, trail of dust (11:36). Sheep herders' structure in field (11:59). Sheep herd with dog / Basque man on horseback (12:05). “Joe” rides up to meet Bob and Steve (handshakes, "meet the new ranger!"). Sheep. Sheepdogs cooling off in water (12:50). Joe mounts horse, rides away. Steve / Bob assemble makeshift water gun using calcium carbide (to keep game from grazing area). Closeups: device, demonstration of explosion (sound), Steve covering ears (13:06-13:59). Bill in field discusses "Brown's hole" ("one of Butch Cassidy's favorite haunts"). Hills. Virginia by Dutch John town. American flagpole against blue sky (14:50). Virginia at Dutch John school, students exiting building. Wooden signs on homes indicate name / agency affiliation (Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, Fish and Game Department, National Recreation Area) (15:06). "The Glenn's," pinecone sign (USFS). Daughter (Linda Glenn) enters house. Dorothy Glenn in kitchen (15:38), greets Linda. Dorothy removes jars from stove pot (peach preserves) (15:40). Closeups: Dorothy. Children browse catalogs at kitchen table (ads for bikes, Christmas decorations) (16:03). Man casts fishing line into gorge / stream (16:19). Base of dam (16:32), pan to massive dam crest viewed from below. Wide-angle: dam / reservoir (16:51). Glenns / hosts river rafting (16:57). Various views of landscape (17:34). Boat approaches rapids, raft passes rocks (18:38), slows (18:50). Discussion: indigenous peoples' reflections on rapids, writings of Powell. Bob and Allen Glenn rafting (19:17). Rapids again (19:22). Rocky hillsides from boat, then calm waters (19:57). Bill drags raft to shore, passengers disembark (20:15). Hosts untie life jackets. Hosts on hill. History / geology books: "A Canyon Voyage" by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, "Utah" by Allen Carpenter, "Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Reptiles" by Jane Werner Watson." High view of gorge (21:27). Closing Credits: Executive Producer: Jules Power; Producer: Monroe E. Carol; Writer: Bernard Morris; Director: Alan Seeger.
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