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Catalina Arabian Ranch

Season 9 Episode 9003
26:58
Yosemite Railroad

Yosemite Railroad

Season 9 Episode 9006
26:42
Yosemite Buildings

Yosemite Buildings

Season 9 Episode 9007
25:56
Pet Cemetery

Pet Cemetery

Season 9 Episode 9008
25:30
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Norconian Resort

Season 9 Episode 9009
27:49

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Season 9 Episode 9011
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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Dune Buggy

Back in a Southern California garage in 1963 something amazing was happening. A 37 year old Bruce Meyers was building a car that would that would become an icon, the Meyers Manx... better know as the Dune Buggy. This simple car really springborded "off-road" racing into the huge sport it is today, cutting more than 5 hours of the pervious Baja 1000 record in its 1st try. This in turn caught the eye of Hollywood: Elvis, Lucy & Desi, Scooby-Doo all had to have one.

To quote Road and Track from 1976, "The Manx has to rank as one of the most significant and influential cars of all time. It started more fads, attracted more imitators... and was recognized as a genuine sculpture, a piece of art." Join Huell as he gets many smiles per mile with Bruce Meyers, and a bunch of Meyers Manx owners as they trek through the So. Cal. landscape.

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Huell visits The Norconian Resort, which became a pre-eminent Naval Hospital during WWII.
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Huell goes in search of some of our most permanent residents in this episode of California
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Huell discovers two very historic and beautiful buildings in Yosemite National Park.
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Sea Urchins
27:19
Huell goes to sea on an urchin diving adventure off the Channel Islands.
Catalina Arabian Ranch
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Huell goes to Groveland, a quirky Gold Rush town with Native American roots near Yosemite.
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Huell visits Monterey Customs House State Park and discovers California's tallest bridge!
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