Category: California’s Gold
John Muir – California’s Gold (5005)
Huell goes back in time and visits with John Muir* at Yosemite National Park. Muir was America’s most famous and influential naturalist and
John Muir Special – California’s Gold (143)
Join Huell on this special episode where he meets and speaks to John Muir*, the Scottish-American naturalist who was an early advocate for the
Old-Fashioned Harvest – California’s Gold (5004)
Huell attends a lively recreation of an old-fashioned harvest near Modesto where the participants use vintage equipment and farming techniques
Pismo Clams – California’s Gold (5003)
Huell travels to Pismo Beach on the coast 10 miles south of San Luis Obispo, and learns how its famous clams, plentiful in the region at the turn
Squeegee – California’s Gold (5002)
The squeegee was such a simple invention, but like Kleenex and Jell-O, its name has become synonymous with all rubber-bladed window
Outpost – California’s Gold (14018)
“Outpost” was once the largest neon sign in the world and stood above Runyon Canyon near Hollywood during the 1920s. The neon sign was a rival at
Mattress – California’s Gold (4013)
Join Huell Howser as he visits the McRoskey Airflex Mattress Company in San Francisco. The McRoskey family has been manufacturing mattresses
Manzanar – California’s Gold (4012)
Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned
Quilts – California’s Gold (5001)
California’s rich history has been documented in many ways, but the tradition of quilting is an expression of California life through
Half Dome – California’s Gold (117)
Huell has the adventure of a lifetime when he climbs Yosemite’s formidable Half Dome. Learn about the history of Half Dome and how hikers are