This classic episode of California’s Gold starts off with the roar of speedboats taking part in the annual Catalina Ski Race. When the show initially aired, the race had been going on for more than 40 years — but the 2018 edition will be its 70th year! I was initially inspired to seek out this episode after learning for the […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. This is a topic you can really have enjoy with. Let’s see how creative you can get. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography. I had a look back through my archives for this […]
California’s history with oranges goes back to the planting of a citrus orchard at Mission San Gabriel in 1804. This episode of California’s Gold, first aired in 1998, explores not only the history but also the future of the citrus industry in the state. In this episode of “California’s Gold,” host Huell Howser explores the history and lore of orange […]
In California we’re lucky to have not only magnificent Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) but also the Yucca brevifolia, a desert survivor that inspired the Mormon settlers of the 1800s to name them after the Biblical Joshua. I’m familiar with the Joshua tree mostly from the U2 album of the same name (released in 1987), and I have to admit I’ve […]
A lot of us have been experiencing some pretty stormy, cold weather lately, so I thought this week it would be nice to watch as Huell visits a dry lake bed in Southern California on a hot, sunny day. I’ve never had the chance to go land sailing, but as usual, Huell manages to make it look like great fun […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. Large can be a matter of perspective. Although I would assume large means bigger than a human being. You can also show perspective of something real small and then something bigger than the small object. Let’s see how creative you can get.
Humboldt Bay is one of the most beautiful parts of Northern California with its huge coastal redwoods and rocky shore. In this episode of California’s Golden Parks, Huell visits Fort Humbold State Historic Park, established in 1963, and learns some of the area’s darker side in the small museum dedicated to sharing the stories of conflict between the incoming settlers and […]
If you’d like to see Huell at his most excited, here’s your chance! This episode of California’s Gold highlights another place I would love to experience for myself — especially since it’s located not far from our Northern California coast fishing spots; it’s just up the (very winding) road from Fort Ross. The drawback is that the lumbermill only operates a […]
This week I’m returning to Memory Monday with a small collection of slides from 1958 that my mom recently found. The images are from a camping trip my family took (before I was born) up through Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. I’ll start with the pictures from Deception Pass State Park, located on the north point of Whidbey Island in […]