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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Vernal Pools
For years Huell has been getting letters telling him he should do a show about vernal pools. Well, now he has. Just a short drive from Sacramento on an old military base, Huell meets up with a couple of experts and a bunch of school kids all eager to explore the flora and fauna that live in and around these wonderful, natural pools. As they go from pool to pool, Huell learns that even if they are only a few acres apart, they can be totally different worlds. Now, after all these years of wondering what these pools were, and saying, "I don't even know what they look like," Huell finally does. And as always, you're invited to join him as he finds out.
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27:16
Huell visits Santa Rosa Island for the rich natural and human history.
27:38
Join Huell as he takes us on one of the last tours of Mare Island before the base closes.
27:36
Huell’s off to Amador county and the town of Volcano.
28:17
Huell travels to Death Valley to learn about Walter Scott and the castle named after him.
27:50
Join Huell as he climbs to the top of The Desert View Tower in the Imperial Valley.
27:42
Join Huell in the centennial celebration of the arrival of the first steam train to SLO.
27:50
Huell soars above our state as we look at the Pigeon Courier Service.
27:27
Huell learns two fascinating yet obscure California footnotes to World War II.
25:40
Watch Huell as he embarks on a journey to the most dangerous spot on the California coast
54:07
Huell meets and speaks to famed naturalist and Sierra Club founder "John Muir" reenacted.
53:31
Huell’s embarks on a Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta cruise aboard Tule Queen.