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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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