California's Gold

California's Gold (1991)

★ 8.0 30m Documentary

California's Gold is a public television human interest program that explores the natural, cultural, and historical features of California. The series ran for 24 seasons beginning in 1991, and was produced and hosted by Huell Howser in collaboration with KCET, Los Angeles. The series ceased production when Howser retired in November 2012, shortly before his death on January 7, 2013, although episodes continue to be shown on KCET and are featured on the page at the station's website about his shows. The show's theme song varies between several renditions of "California, Here I Come", but was most often played on the series by local musicians Eddie Enderle and Richard Chon.

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Episodes

  1. 1 1. Land Sailing2010-01-14 · 26mHuell travels to the Mojave Desert’s El Mirage Dry Lake, one of the world’s best spots for land sailors. Land Sailing is a sport in which a wheeled vehicle powered by wind moves ac
  2. 2 2. Rain Bird2010-11-08 · 29mHuell explores the history of Rain Bird, a sprinkler manufacturer with a remarkable history beginning with a Glendora citrus farmer named Orton Englehart who invented the first imp
  3. 3 3. Headwaters Forest Reserve2010-01-14 · 29mJoin Huell as he gets a tour of this historic and controversial piece of land… all 7500 acres of it! Located way up north by the town of Eureka, Huell sees some of the rusting remn
  4. 4 4. Coit Tower2010-01-14 · 28mCoit Tower was built on top of Telegraph Hill in 1933 at the bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit to beautify the City of San Francisco; Lillie bequeathed one-third of her estate to th
  5. 5 5. Catalina Casino2010-04-13 · 29mHuell gets special tour of a California icon: the Catalina Casino. It has been the focal point of Santa Catalina since it opened over eighty years ago on May 29, 1929. Completely r
  6. 6 6. Elvis House2010-11-08 · 29mHuell visits the Elvis Presley Estate in Palm Springs and gets a tour of one of only five homes in the world actually owned by Elvis Presley — and was his ‘get-a-way spot’ from 197
  7. 7 7. Cape Mendocino Lighthouse2010-01-14 · 30mJoin Huell as he travels to the western-most point in California in search of the Cape Mendocino Lighthouse which was activated in 1868 and finally abandoned in the 1970’s. After o
  8. 8 8. Masumoto Family Farm2010-11-08 · 29mHuell travels to Central California to visit the 80 acre Masumoto Family Farm. Huell’s host is David “Mas” Masumoto and his family who have a deep connection to the land. Mas is an
  9. 9 9. Michael Adams2010-01-14 · 29mHuell travels north to the Yosemite Valley to meet up with Michael Adams. Michael is the son of Ansel Adams, arguably our countries most famous photographer. They travel through th
  10. 10 10. La Grange2010-01-14 · 29mHuell travels to the small town of La Grange to see an amazing part of our states history. The Tuolumne Gold Dredge sits abandoned right of the highway and is an incredible site. H

Cast

Huell HowserSelf - Host

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