Focusing on Western travel - from Alaska to Mexico and the Rockies to Hawaii - this series features the best road trips, wildlife viewing, scenic vistas, historic towns, big city neighborhoods and more. Hosted by Doug McConnell.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Alaska Wild: Bears, Glaciers and Whales in the Far North (#101)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Kayaking in Glacier Bay Alaska with humpback whales and calving glaciers.
Getting very close to Alaska Brown Bears in the remote McNeil River Preserve.
Best of the West road trips, including Tioga Pass in California, the Zion to Moab loop in Utah and Arizona and the Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean in Alaska.
Legend of the West: car artist Herrod Blank.
Geography quiz.
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Chinatown and the Rock: Martin Yan's Chinatown and Alcatraz at Night (#104)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Alcatraz at night.
San Francisco's Chinatown on foot with famed chef, Martin Yan.
Best of the West adventures, featuring rafting the Colorado River in Utah, kayaking, hiking, zip-lining and cliff diving on Kauai, and mountain biking in northern Sierra Nevada.
Legend of the West: Wavy Gravy.
Geography quiz.
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Hawaiian Heat: Gathering Lava on the Kilauea Volcano (#102)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Gathering lava with a geologist on Hawaii's long-active Kilauea volcano.
Venturing to the distant Hawaiian island of Midway in search of wildlife and World War II history.
Best of the West: top 10 Hawaiian beaches.
Legend of the West: Keith Fraser, the Lord of the Sea.
Geography quiz.
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Catalina Escape: History, Nature and Adventure on Catalina Island (#105)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Exploring the landscape and history of Catalina Island in southern California.
Kayaking and diving near Catalina's Two Harbors. < br />Best of the West: roadside attractions including Litto's Hubcap Ranch in Napa County, Forestiere Underground Gardens and the memorial to 19th century botanist, David Douglas, in Hawaii.
Legend of the West: artist Lu Huan.
Geography quiz.
Channels and Airdates:
Half Dome and Evergreen Lodge (#103)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Climbing Yosemite's monumental Half Dome.
Biking and exploring Yosemite's northwest side from the Evergreen Lodge.
Best of the West places to see wildlife, including bears very close at Pack Creek in southeast Alaska, critters of the sea in underwater Hawaii, and winter migrations of wildfowl and native Tule Elk in California's Central Valley.
Legend of the West: recycling artist, Patrick Amiot.
Geography quiz.
Channels and Airdates:
Zion Canyoneering: Exploring the Slot Canyons of Southern Utah (#106)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Exploring the slot canyons of Zion National Park in Utah.
Uncovering the history and going deep inside massive Hoover Dam south of Las Vegas.
Best of the old West towns, including Bodie along the eastern Sierra front, Coloma in California's gold country and Drawbridge in San Francisco Bay.
Legend of the West: San Francisco cabbie, Buzz Brooks.
Geography quiz.







