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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Big Creek

Huell travels to the mountains above Fresno to tour "Big Creek"' which was America's first large-scale integrated hydroelectric project, begun in 1911. This massive engineering marvel consists of 23 generating units in nine powerhouses with a generating capacity of approximately 1,000 megawatts, and six major reservoirs with a storage capacity of more than 560,000 acre-feet. Not only do we get a behind the scenes tour, we'll also meet and hear some great stories from a one of the first families that worked at this remote Edison outpost.

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Cape Mendocino Lighthouse
28:39
Join Huell as he searches for the renovated and relocated Cape Mendocino Lighthouse.
Neptune Pool
26:48
Huell gets a Hearst Castle tour including a “swim of a lifetime” in the Neptune Pool.
Oil Islands
27:44
In Long Beach, Calif., there’s a 42-acre collection of oilfield islands.
Aztec Wigwam
27:15
Huell travels back to a bygone era when he tours the Aztec Hotel and the Wigwam Motel.
Life in Death Valley
28:17
Huell explores the beauty and unexpected biodiversity of Death Valley.
Singing Cowboys
25:36
Huell meets the famous singing western duo Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
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