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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Vandenburg
Season 8
Episode 811
Huell visits Vandenberg for a first-hand look at this huge base which covers over 98,000 acres and is literally filled with reminders and remnants of our space heritage. Huell is taken on a tour that includes stops at sites of the first satellite launches from California, and an early Thor missile launch facility that is now listed as a National Historic Landmark.
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27:11
Huell meets with West Coast Turf and learns all about the grass that they install at sports venues.
27:41
Huell meets up with historian Tom Macaulay, who takes him to a frozen lake in the Sierra.
25:47
Citizens of Bishop, California, set aside an entire week to pay tribute to… the mule.
25:41
Huell visits Fort MacArthur Museum in San Pedro to relive the Great Los Angeles Air Raid.
27:50
Huell tours the history of William Wrigley's Catalina Island home for his Chicago Cubs.
27:36
Huell’s off to Amador county and the town of Volcano.
27:28
Huell joins the centennial celebration of Colonel Charles Young’s tenure.
24:57
Step back in time with Huell as he visits a weekend gathering of teardrop trailers.
27:50
Huell Climbs the Desert Tower Near Jacumba
Join Huell as he climbs to the top of The Desert View Tower in the Imperial Valley.
27:35
Huell visits Tuolumne Meadows inside Yosemite National Park and learns about the history.