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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Cotton
California is the fifth largest cotton-producing state, while the San Joaquin Valley is the heart of California cotton country. Huell spends a day in Buttonwillow, which calls itself the “Cotton Capitol of California” and has a great time out in the fields. For historical purposes, he picks cotton the old-fashioned way, and then steps into the future and learns about a new, state-of-the-art cotton gin.
*Streaming until 4/14/2023.
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28:17
Huell travels to Death Valley to learn about Walter Scott and the castle named after him.
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27:50
Join Huell as he climbs to the top of The Desert View Tower in the Imperial Valley.
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27:42
Join Huell in the centennial celebration of the arrival of the first steam train to SLO.
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25:40
Watch Huell as he embarks on a journey to the most dangerous spot on the California coast
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54:07
Huell meets and speaks to famed naturalist and Sierra Club founder "John Muir" reenacted.
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53:31
Huell’s embarks on a Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta cruise aboard Tule Queen.
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51:55
Huell has the adventure of a lifetime when he climbs Yosemite’s formidable Half Dome.