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Season 6 Episode 610
28:08
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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Scotty's Castle

Season 6 Episode 607

Huell travels to Death Valley to learn about Walter Scott… one of the great characters of California history. Huell tours the amazing castle that now bears Scotty’s name and walks through the dry desert that Scotty loved so much. Get an intimate portrait of this California original from those who knew and loved him.

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Land Sailing
24:29
Huell travels to the Mojave Desert's El Mirage Dry Lake to witness land sailing.
Cotton
24:13
Huell spends a day in Buttonwillow, which calls itself the “Cotton Capitol of California.”
San Juan Bautista
27:29
A century ago, San Juan Bautista was the hub of Northern California.
Firefall
27:20
Join Huell atop Glacier Point with Nic Fiore, last to start the annual Yosemite firefall.
Mare Island
27:38
Join Huell as he takes us on one of the last tours of Mare Island before the base closes.
California Zephyr
28:08
Huell revisits the California Zephyr, a train which traveled between Chicago and Oakland.
Life in Death Valley
28:17
Huell explores the beauty and unexpected biodiversity of Death Valley.
Under California
28:29
Join Huell and trace the lives of two men who created two of our state's amazing buried treasures.
Farallon Island
58:05
Join Huell as he spends the day with the biologists who live on the Farallon Islands.
John Muir Special
54:07
Huell meets and speaks to famed naturalist and Sierra Club founder "John Muir" reenacted.
Coachella Music Festival
57:27
This episode is all about the world renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.
Join Huell as he explores one of America’s oldest, strangest and most beautiful lakes.
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