{"id":440,"date":"2010-07-18T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/09\/30\/confusion-hill-road-trip-with-huell-howser-150\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:50","slug":"confusion-hill-road-trip-with-huell-howser-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/07\/18\/confusion-hill-road-trip-with-huell-howser-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Confusion Hill &#8211; Road Trip with Huell Howser (150)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Join Huell at this old fashioned roadside attraction that features a &#8216;gravity house&#8217; where water flows uphill, a mini train ride through the ancient forest, the largest freestanding redwood chainsaw carving in the world, and the redwood shoehouse! 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