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Baseball Sod

Baseball Sod

Season 13 Episode 1308
27:11
Barns

Barns

Season 5 Episode 5012
27:21
Catalina Cubs

Catalina Cubs

Season 6 Episode 6004
27:50
Skunk Train

Skunk Train

Season 6 Episode 6007
28:06
Sidecars

Sidecars

Season 6 Episode 6009
26:04
Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens

Season 6 Episode 6011
28:21
Songbird of Manzanar

Huell Meets the 'Songbird of Manzanar'

Season 7 Episode 7003
25:34
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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Big Creek

Season 1 Episode 140

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.

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Masonic Cave
27:36
Huell’s off to Amador county and the town of Volcano.
Sequoia Black History
27:28
Huell joins the centennial celebration of Colonel Charles Young’s tenure.
Teardrops
24:57
Step back in time with Huell as he visits a weekend gathering of teardrop trailers.
Barns
27:21
Huell visits famous barns across California.
Join Huell as he explores one of America’s oldest, strangest and most beautiful lakes.
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