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Episode 904
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Lee’s Ferry and Into the Depths of the Grand Canyon
Season 9
Episode 901
Boating through the Grand Canyon with a group of water experts provides a setting for reflection on the Colorado River—its power, its accomplishments, and its vulnerabilities. We put in at Lee’s Ferry and immediately are introduced to rapids and the evolution of the world’s greatest geological spectacle.
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Travel along the 500-mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway, part of our national park system.
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Explore how cities and countryside adapt to drought in the American Southwest.
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Explore the old town of Baracoa and Cuba's vast sugar cane fields.
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Discover why surfers now flock from around the world to ride the Pororoca.
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Explore the world's largest freshwater swamp, the Pantanal.
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Learn everything about Francisco Eusebio Kino and the Mission San Xavier del Bac.
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In Mexico's southernmost state, David finds nations apart from mainstream Mexico.
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With distinct Afro-Cuban roots, Santiago de Cuba was once Cuba's most important city.
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More than any other of the contiguous United States, Oregon has been shaped by volcanoes.
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A hotbed of baseball, whalewatching, and a lively carnival, after years of turmoil.
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From a biosphere to a Costa Rican rainforest reserve, scientists observe climate change.