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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Big Creek
Huell travels to the mountains above Fresno to tour "Big Creek"' which was America's first large-scale integrated hydroelectric project, begun in 1911. This massive engineering marvel consists of 23 generating units in nine powerhouses with a generating capacity of approximately 1,000 megawatts, and six major reservoirs with a storage capacity of more than 560,000 acre-feet. Not only do we get a behind the scenes tour, we'll also meet and hear some great stories from a one of the first families that worked at this remote Edison outpost.
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28:00
Huell travels north to the Yosemite Valley to meet up with Michael Adams.

27:28
Join Huell on a tour through some of California's most amazing Redwoods.

27:15
Huell travels back to a bygone era when he tours the Aztec Hotel and the Wigwam Motel.

28:17
Huell explores the beauty and unexpected biodiversity of Death Valley.

27:35
Huell visits Tuolumne Meadows inside Yosemite National Park and learns about the history.

54:07
Huell meets and speaks to famed naturalist and Sierra Club founder "John Muir" reenacted.