“NATURE’S STRANGEST MONUMENTS” DISCOVERY ‘70: UTAH NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS XD30932

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1970 color installment of an ABC News magazine program for young people offers a tour of Utah’s natural landmarks and parks, including Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Rainbow Natural Bridge, Bears Ears, Monument Valley, and other National Monuments of the region (TRT: 22:27). The episode is hosted by Bill Owen and Virginia Gibson. Owen, widely known as the “King of Trivia“, originally started as the announcer on “Discovery“. In 1966, Owen succeeded Frank Buxton as host. He and Gibson (best known for “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers“) continued as a team for five years, traveling throughout the world. Aerial photography of Utah’s Painted Desert (0:09). Opening titles and animated “Discovery ‘70” sequence (0:40). Hosts Virginia Gibson and Bill Owen, wearing knit sweaters, introduce themselves at Arches National Monument in Utah’s Red Rock Count