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Sonora's Forgotten River

Sonora's Forgotten River

Season 17 Episode 1711
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Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

Season 17 Episode 1712
26:20
Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

Season 17 Episode 1713
26:20
Sea of Cortez: Then and Now

Sea of Cortez: Then and Now

Season 18 Episode 1
26:20
Navigating a Desert Island

Navigating a Desert Island

Season 18 Episode 2
26:20
Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life

Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life

Season 18 Episode 3
26:20
Finding the Fault in California’s Desert

Finding the Fault in California’s Desert

Season 18 Episode 4
26:20
Chilean Wines: A Way of Life

Chilean Wines: A Way of Life

Season 18 Episode 5
26:20
Penguins in a Patagonia Desert

Penguins in a Patagonia Desert

Season 18 Episode 6
26:20
Patagonia’s Cultural Trail: From the Coast to the Andes

Patagonia’s Cultural Trail: From the Coast to the Andes

Season 18 Episode 7
26:20
Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert

Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert

Season 18 Episode 8
26:20
Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes

Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes

Season 18 Episode 9
26:20
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The Desert Speaks

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1710

Adobe not only has a remarkable period of longevity but also has thermal capabilities, making it ideal for the hot dry desert. The team spends time at the San Xavier Mission to watch a restoration crew repair and restore an adobe exterior. Near Marana, Yetman visits a commercial brickyard to see how these “desert building blocks” are created from start to finish.
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Navajo Canyon Lands
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Season 19 Episode 1910
Navajo Canyon Lands
The geological and spiritual history of the Glen Canyon region.
Dying Traiditions in a Mexican Pueblo
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Season 19 Episode 1909
Dying Traiditions in a Mexican Pueblo
Host David Yetman takes a trip to the pueblos of the Sierra Madre.
Into the Swell: Utah's High Desert
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Season 19 Episode 1908
Into the Swell: Utah's High Desert
Trek through Utah’s Little Grand Canyon.
Utah's Slick Rock Country
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Season 19 Episode 1907
Utah's Slick Rock Country
Host David Yetman and his brother take a geological road trip to Utah’s Colorado Plateau.
Jaguars and Vaqueros
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Season 19 Episode 1906
Jaguars and Vaqueros
Host David Yetman travels to track jaguar movements through Eastern Sonora Mexico.
Desert Venom
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Season 19 Episode 1905
Desert Venom
Join Herpatologists to learn more about venomous creatures of the Sonoran Desert.
Beyond the Asphalt, Part II
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Season 19 Episode 1904
Beyond the Asphalt, Part II
Host David Yetman travels to quick trips off of the interstate.
Beyond the Asphalt Part 1
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Season 19 Episode 1903
Beyond the Asphalt Part 1
Host David Yetman heads west of Tucson to visit some undiscovered places.
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 2
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Season 19 Episode 1902
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 2
Travel through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Quitobaquito Springs.
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 1
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Season 19 Episode 1901
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 1
Travel along the eastern border of the Gadsden Purchase.
Desert Descent: Chile’s Atacama
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Season 18 Episode 10
Desert Descent: Chile’s Atacama
Travel around the Puna, the high-elevation plains of Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes
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Season 18 Episode 9
Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes
We trace the Atacama Desert Trade route from the Pacific coast to the Chilean Andes.
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