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Desert Treasures

Desert Treasures

Season 16 Episode 1607
26:19
Peru's Amazon Desert

Peru's Amazon Desert

Season 16 Episode 1608
26:20
Coastal Civilizations of Ancient Peru

Coastal Civilizations of Ancient Peru

Season 16 Episode 1609
26:20
The People Of Peru's Cloud Forest

The People Of Peru's Cloud Forest

Season 16 Episode 1610
26:20
Medieval Drought In The Southwest

Medieval Drought In The Southwest

Season 16 Episode 1611
26:19
Of Drought And Fire

Of Drought And Fire

Season 16 Episode 1612
26:19
Giants On A Galapagos Island

Giants On A Galapagos Island

Season 16 Episode 1613
26:20
Exploring Arizona's "Big Empty"

Exploring Arizona's "Big Empty"

Season 17 Episode 1701
26:20
Tequilia: Exploring the Legend

Tequilia: Exploring the Legend

Season 17 Episode 1702
26:20
Passions of the Pitaya

Passions of the Pitaya

Season 17 Episode 1703
26:20
Magical Michoacan

Magical Michoacan

Season 17 Episode 1704
26:20
Palms in the Desert

Palms in the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1705
26:20
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The Desert Speaks

Cruising the "Mother Road"

Season 16 Episode 1606

Begin in the Petrified Forest near the border of Arizona and New Mexico and trace the “mother road” through the pines of Flagstaff to the Joshua trees of the Mojave Desert. Along the way, the travelers experience heavy winds at the Meteor Crater, visit the ghost town of Oatman, catch a glimpse of the rare “shoe tree” and finish up in the San Bernardino Mountains of California.

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Navajo Canyon Lands
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The geological and spiritual history of the Glen Canyon region.
Dying Traiditions in a Mexican Pueblo
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Host David Yetman takes a trip to the pueblos of the Sierra Madre.
Into the Swell: Utah's High Desert
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Trek through Utah’s Little Grand Canyon.
Utah's Slick Rock Country
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Host David Yetman and his brother take a geological road trip to Utah’s Colorado Plateau.
Jaguars and Vaqueros
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Host David Yetman travels to track jaguar movements through Eastern Sonora Mexico.
Desert Venom
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Join Herpatologists to learn more about venomous creatures of the Sonoran Desert.
Beyond the Asphalt, Part II
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Host David Yetman travels to quick trips off of the interstate.
Beyond the Asphalt Part 1
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Host David Yetman heads west of Tucson to visit some undiscovered places.
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 2
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Travel through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Quitobaquito Springs.
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 1
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Travel along the eastern border of the Gadsden Purchase.
Desert Descent: Chile’s Atacama
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Travel around the Puna, the high-elevation plains of Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes
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We trace the Atacama Desert Trade route from the Pacific coast to the Chilean Andes.
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