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The Desert Speaks
Kickin' West on Route 66
Season 16
Episode 1605
Host David Yetman and ecologist Yar Petryszyn travel along historic Route 66, cruising by convertible along the road that allowed thousands of Americans to make the journey to California. They take time to stop at some memorable locales along the way including a museum that houses restored cars that made the momentous trip, take in petroglyphs in Albuquerque and stop in the “Painted” Desert.
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The final episode in the Galapagos Islands features some of the “newer” islands.
Host David Yetman hops into a motorcycle sidecar to explore Wyoming’s Red Desert
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Travel through the desert with the inventor of goat packing, John Mionczynski.
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Learn how Tohono O’Odham tribal members are passing down traditions.
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Explore Andean Condors and learn their ritualistic significance to native people.
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Examine pre-Incan ruins before venturing to the skies for a view of the Nazca lines.
