This week’s episode of California’s Gold sees Huell visiting two locations in the Mojave desert that are connected to both the past and the future. The history of borax mining in California goes back to the 1880s and the 20-mule teams of Death Valley (although, interestingly, the site of California’s first borax production was Clear Lake). But long after the […]
May 1976 — My last group of slides featuring Leavenworth, Washington, include some views of the area around Front Street and the Waterfront Park along the Wenatchee River. When I originally shared these images back in April 2017, I wrote about some of the history of Leavenworth’s transition from a dying former railroad town to a tourist mecca; but it’s […]
You may have heard of the movie A River Runs Through It; well, this week Huell’s version might be called A Road Runs Through It! His two stops cover both Northern and Southern California — both spots off the big highways and rich in Gold Rush era history. I especially enjoyed the story of the creation of Beale’s Cut and […]
When I originally shared these images, back in April 2017, I included a short history of this small ski area just outside the town of Leavenworth, along with a video (see below). Although the area surrounding Leavenworth’s ski hill has changed somewhat — more houses, and taller trees blocking the view of the ski jump — it’s still easy enough […]
In the past I’ve shared some of my own images of Leavenworth’s tourist-friendly Front Street; I’ve also written a bit about the town’s history. But today I have a few pictures of the residential areas — at least as they existed back in May 1976. I’m sure that some of these buildings are no longer standing, especially the small house […]
Huell clearly had a lot of fun in this episode of California’s Gold, originally aired in 2009. I love the idea of taking the time to finally go see those places you’ve always wanted to see; my own list includes the Winchester Mystery House and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. But Huell chooses a couple of spots that I had never […]
May 1976 — This week, I have some very scenic images along with a few so dark that I struggled to make them even visible. But I have to love those difficult photos, taken by my dad, just as much as the others because they’re the sort of pictures I might have shot myself: whitewater and waterfalls under a dark […]
This week’s post is a little late because the Huell Howser Archives web site seems to be having problems with their server, and I wasn’t able to access any of the episodes. But thanks to YouTube and the public television station KCET in Los Angeles, I can share this episode of Visiting — one that’s been on my list of […]
May 1976 — I wasn’t invited along (but that’s okay!) when my mom and dad took this road trip up to central Washington State. Mom had recently graduated from California State University, Sacramento, and this getaway to her favorite place on Earth was her well-deserved reward. Leavenworth sits in the midst of the Cascade range, and there’s plenty of beautiful […]