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Palms in the Desert

Palms in the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1705
26:20
On the Road to Cajamarca

On the Road to Cajamarca

Season 17 Episode 1706
26:21
Ecuador's Fog Fprest: Mists over the Desert

Ecuador's Fog Fprest: Mists over the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1707
26:20
Hummingbirds: From Desert to Jungle

Hummingbirds: From Desert to Jungle

Season 17 Episode 1708
26:40
Sierra Madre Easter

Sierra Madre Easter

Season 17 Episode 1709
26:20
Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1710
26:20
Sonora's Forgotten River

Sonora's Forgotten River

Season 17 Episode 1711
26:20
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
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The Desert Speaks

Magical Michoacan

Season 17 Episode 1704

Host David Yetman and Mexican ecologist Alberto Búrquez travel into and around Michoacán to explore its rugged coast, diverse habitats and local traditions. They visit a banana plantation to see how the fruit is readied for exportation. Further inland, a stop in one of Michoacán’s tropical forests reveals some interesting vegetation, including the Sandbox Tree and the malicious Mala Mujer shrub.
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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
26:36
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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