Operation Grand Canyon With Dan Snow
Season 1
2014tvEnded1 Season Β· 2 Ep
Documentary
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Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 2014-01-05
Overview
Dan Snow is taking on a massive challenge, recreating the first ever exploration of the mighty Colorado River.
Episodes Β· 2
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Episode 1
1h 0m2014-01-05
Dan Snow recreates John Wesley Powell's pioneering 1869 expedition along the Grand Canyon, traversing the Colorado rapids in replicas of the wooden boats used in the original trip.
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Episode 2
1h 0m2014-01-12
As he recreates a famous exploratory trip down the Colorado River, Dan Snow makes use of 19th-century surveying equipment as he records geological data and takes photographs with a period 3D camera as the original team did.
