California's Gold Season 12 Episodes

Episode 1

Clear Lake

Sun, Jan 7, 2001 30 mins

A visit to Mount Konocti's Clear Lake.

Episode 2

Dune Buggy

30 mins

A profile of Meyers Manx designer Bruce Meyers, whose automotive creation led to the popularity of dune buggies.

Episode 3

Egyptian Museum

30 mins

Episode 4

Pyramid

30 mins

Episode 5

Little Hollywood Cars

30 mins

Topic: "Little Hollywood Cars." Host: Huell Howser.

Episode 6

Zamboni

30 mins

A look at Frank J. Zamboni's eponymous invention, a machine to clean the ice at skating and hockey rinks.

Episode 7

Will Rogers

30 mins

A visit with Will Rogers.

Episode 8

Vernal Pools

30 mins

A visit to the vernal pools near Sacramento.

Episode 9

Beaches

30 mins

Episode 10

California: China Connection

30 mins

A visit to Belvedere, Cal., and a look at a bonsai tree that was once owned by an envoy to China.

Episode 11

Giant Rock

30 mins

A look at Giant Rock, considered to be the largest freestanding boulder in the world. Included: George Van Tassel, a UFO convention host in the 1970s, who claims the rock was a UFO airport during the '50s.

Episode 12

Windmills

30 mins

A look at the Dutch Windmill in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

Episode 13

Trees

30 mins

Included: a visit to Kings Canyon National Park, Temecula and Santa Barbara; and a look at the different kinds of trees that grow in California.