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In the Americas with David Yetman
Basin And Range: The Making Of The West
Season 12
Episode 1210
The Basin and Range Province defines the landscape of the interior western U.S. from southern Oregon to northwest Mexico, from Salt Lake City to Reno. This vast region of parallel high mountain ranges bordered by lengthy valleys contains much of the wealth and lore of the West over the last two centuries.
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