Here is an hour-long episode from Huell’s series Visiting that I had intended to share during the week before Easter; rather than waiting for next Easter to roll around, I’ve opted to feature it a few days late! Looming 1339 feet above Riverside is Mt. Rubidoux. The very first Easter Sunrise service was held at the top of Mt Rubidoux […]
Well, I promise that I’m serious about moving onto other things for my Monday posts (I have at least one idea I like quite a lot). At the same time, I felt I really needed to re-scan the earlier ones from my family’s 1959 trip through South Dakota and Wyoming as a personal project — and the results are so […]
I spent last Sunday morning exploring the vernal pools near Mather Field, on a very fun and educational Flower Walk hosted by Sacramento Splash. So I thought today I’d share an episode of California’s Gold in which Huell takes a trip toTuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park. He was visiting in the summertime rather than the spring, but there’s still […]
In this week’s episode of California’s Gold, Huell learns about some truly unique rocks, from one end of the state to the other. First, Huell travels to scenic Lake Tahoe and boards a boat to Emerald Bay where he climbs all over Fannette Island, the only island in the entire lake… Next Huell travels to the very northern coast of […]
If you’re fond of ladybugs, then this episode of California’s Gold should be a real treat. Ladybugs have become popular as a way to control garden pests without using chemical pesticides; and I remember an incident in my childhood when my sister and I decided to trap a bunch of ladybugs in a coffee can and release them onto our […]
Great news — the Chapman University’s Huell Howser archives site is back up and running again! This week I’m sharing one of the California’s Gold Classics, first aired in 1993. Huell’s travels take him from one end of California to the other, from Hollywood legend to a working gold mine, the Sixteen to One Mine. There are a lot of […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Roads: country, freeways, streets.
I hope you’ve been enjoying my Wednesday series featuring the many adventures of Huell Howser. Sad to say, the series will be taking a short break — but not because I’ve run out of episodes to share! The Chapman University archives have been experiencing some technical difficulties over the past week or so, and I’m currently unable to link to any of the videos, including those I’ve shared in the past. I’ve been in contact with the archives technician, and he assures me they are well aware of some issues with their server and are working to resolve them; but as of right now they have no estimate of when the site will be working normally again. Let’s hope it won’t be too much longer, because… well, I don’t know about you, but watching Huell Howser always makes my Wedesdays a little better!
One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about California’s Gold is that Huell so often gets special access to places most people never get to go; as a viewer, I’m treated to an experience or perspective that I would otherwise never be able to enjoy. That’s very much the case with this week’s episode. At the time it was filmed, […]