{"id":6447,"date":"2005-03-20T17:45:39","date_gmt":"2005-03-20T17:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2005\/04\/01\/springtime-in-death-valley-californias-gold-125\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:26","slug":"springtime-in-death-valley-californias-gold-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2005\/03\/20\/springtime-in-death-valley-californias-gold-125\/","title":{"rendered":"Springtime in Death Valley \u2013 California&#039;s Gold (125)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Leave it to Huell to think he could go kayaking in Death Valley! But it turns out that&#8217;s exactly what he does as he travels to normally parched Death Valley National Park to kayak on the huge salt lake created by this year&#8217;s heavy rains. 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