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- StarsHuell HowserHuell tours Lanphere Dunes in Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge on the north coast by Arcata. The refuge protects wetlands and migratory bird habitats. The dunes are one of the few pristine dune ecosystems remaining on the West Coast.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell goes to two businesses in Arcata that use recycled material to create beautiful, functional art: Whit McLeod Furniture craftsmen turn wine barrels into furniture and Fire and Light artists turn old bottles into gifts and dinnerware.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell travels way up north to the small town of Hayfork for the Trinity County Fair, a true old-fashioned "country" fair. Exhibits include The Homestead living history displays, quilt show, traditional midway, and the mule and donkey show.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell Howser travels to Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park, home to a Taoist Temple of Worship and the oldest still-in-use Chinese Temple in California. The temple became part of the California State Park System in 1956.
- StarsHuell HowserBecause it was the site of the northern-most gold strike, Shasta, six miles west of Redding, was a prosperous city and county seat from 1850 to 1890. Huell tours Shasta State Historic Park, including ruins of Gold Rush-era brick buildings.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell goes to Lassen Volcanic National Park to see the lava flows, jagged craters and steaming sulfur vents that make up some of Lassen's breathtaking landscape.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell hikes Fern Canyon at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, a 14,000-acre sanctuary of old-growth coast redwoods, which offers hiking, nature study, wildlife viewing, beach combing, picnicking, a visitor center and a nature store.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell goes to the Civil War military post Fort Humboldt in Eureka. At this State Historic Park he learns about Captain Ulysses S. Grant's brief 1854 tenure at the fort, the local Native Americans, and rides a historic logging locomotive.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell explores 3,670-acre Bidwell Park in Chico, one of the nation's largest municipal parks. 2005 is the centennial of the original gift of pristine countryside by the Bidwell family, Chico's founders, to the city for all people to enjoy.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell tours Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. "Where the waters come together" is a translation of the word Ahjumawi, which is also the self-describing word used by the band of Pit River Native Americans who inhabit the area.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell goes to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to hear all about this new and improved park and to explore the freshly cut trail to a recently-discovered enormous 400-foot waterfall that was hidden on private property until 2006.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell attends the 16th annual Return of the Salmon Festival at Shasta County's Coleman National Fish Hatchery on Battle Creek. Each fall thousands of Chinook salmon return from the Pacific Ocean to this Sacramento River tributary to spawn.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell explores the California Coastal National Monument which runs the entire length of the state's coast, extends 12 nautical miles offshore, and encompasses thousands of BLM administered islands, rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell tours Fort Bragg's Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, the only public gardens in the continental US directly on the coast. Its 47 acres of botanical bliss set within coastal pines have diverse flora, a retail nursery and garden shop.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell road trips north to the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park to see some of the biggest trees in the world. In addition to the natural beauty, he also meets a great bunch of people from all over our state.
- StarsHuell HowserClark GableCarole LombardHuell travels to Willits in Mendocino County to learn about the California legacy of the famous racehorse Seabiscuit. The trip includes a tour of Ridgewood Ranch, a special exhibit at the county museum, and BBQ at the Redwood Empire Fair.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell road trips to Mendocino County where he visits Vichy Springs, the Grace Hudson Museum and the City of 10,000 Buddhas.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell travels to Humboldt County, on the rugged North Coast, known for its natural beauty, lavish Victorian architecture, and history in timber, fishing, and dairy. He tours Eureka's historic Old Town and makes stops in Loleta and Fortuna.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell begins his journey to the far reaches of California as he locates the exact northwest corner of the state and visits nearby attractions including Samoa Cookhouse, Battery Point Lighthouse, Ship Ashore Resort, and an Easter lily farm.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell continues his trip to the far reaches of California as he finds the state's exact northeast corner and visits sights in Modoc County including Lava Beds National Monument, historic spots in Alturas, Fandango Pass and Surprise Valley.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell visits Bidwell Mansion, The Orient Flume Glass Studio, the Sierra Nevada Brewery and the National Yo-Yo Museum on this road trip to Chico.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell learns about past attempts at forming a new state comprised of northern California and southern Oregon.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell steps back in time in Humboldt County's Victorian Village of Ferndale. It has the distinction of the entire town being California Historic Landmark #883. A side trip stops at Clendenen's Cider Works in Fortuna for fresh apple cider.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell visits an old-fashioned roadside attraction featuring a 'gravity house' where water flows uphill, a mini train ride through an ancient forest, the world's largest freestanding redwood chainsaw carving, and the redwood shoe house.
- StarsHuell HowserHuell road trips to the small historic town of Weaverville in Trinity County with stops at Joss House State Historic Park, Highland Art Center, Jake Jackson Memorial Museum, Weaverville Community Forest, La Grange Cafe, and Trinity River.