Behind the Scenery

While spending lots of solitary time at Manzanita Ranger Station this summer, Park Ranger Ceili Brennan reflects on reminders that we are never the first to love a place.

Meet the fascinating folks who live, work, and recreate at Grand Canyon from rim to river. In this episode, explore what life is like as wrangler, packing mules up and down steep canyon trails.

2020 has thrown challenges at everyone. Why don't we zoom in on the things that delighted us? Grand Canyon National Park rangers share the delightful moments that gave them solace and joy throughout the year.

Grand Canyon hired its first female park ranger in 1930. What has changed 90 years later?

Rangers have a multitude of roles and responsibilities. How does the idea of "wearing many hats" manifest itself in all our lives? Let's find out with interviews from rangers who work on trails and maintenance of Grand Canyon's backcountry!

Who feels that they belong at Grand Canyon -- and that the Canyon in turn belongs to them? An investigation into the patterns of privilege present in green spaces and public lands across the United States, with specific attention to the NPS. Our guests explore what it means to feel truly welcome in the natural world and give recommendations for how Grand Canyon National Park can help more people d...

Throughout our history, Americans have overcome difficulty through unity and shared experience. Join Ranger Jeff on the trails of Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand Canyon as he tells a story about wilderness, family, the Great Depression, and coming together as nation during hard times.

Before the astronauts went to the moon, they came to Grand Canyon. Fifty years later, Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler traced their story down the canyon trails. The tracks the moonwalkers left behind hold the human values they carried into the universe. In this episode, we hear from the youngest man to walk the moon and an astronaut-in-training for the Mars Generation! Let’s track how...