Joshua Tree Special | Visiting with Huell Howser | KCET

Huell tours sees the world's tallest, oldest and most peculiar-looking Joshua Trees in an episode devoted to this remarkable desert plant.

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[blueycheeks]

I got to meet Mr. Howser two years before he passed, so glad I was able to tell him how much he inspired me in the natural history of California, and how his show motivated me to become a park ranger . I miss him, he was a great person.

[rtrouthouse]

Huell was the Mr. Rogers of California

[Bunnybubbles]

Before there was Yelp, there was Huell!

[kevinp]

R.I.P. Huell Howser. Thank you for teaching me so much about my own state of California! You've shown me the beauty of my state that I didn't even know about.

[itillbeme]

Huell made great, great television, which is a very hard thing to do when its a documentary. No script, no actors, no director, no special effects, just off the cuff and yet outstanding programming by Huell Howser, and very good camera work by Luis. One of a kind TV, I wasn't going to watch the full hour but got hooked the first couple of minutes and could not turn it off. BRAVO.

[virtuosodm]

So grateful for what Huell left us, among all the mindless television movies, programs, etc...I find myself watching his shows a lot, learning things, etc....and such a positive, happy person this person was, can't help but to lift your spirits when you watch his personality 😔😌🙂

[jimmajimma]

Huell! I will always love you! You were, and are, the best!

[benniegriffin]

I miss huell so much what a great guy no shows like this anymore.I guess I'm nostalgic.BennieG jr

[Radnally]

20 years ago this episode aired. Time flies. Huell did make things interesting to watch.

[crushedit]

Huell made my day on many of his adventures

[ChrisGtek]

Rest In Power Huell Howser! One of the greatest ever! 💯💯💯👑👑👑

[jimkey]

I miss Huell Howser. One of the great ones!

[johnallen]

Huell Howser was a national treasure and I think there should be a monument to him somewhere. I just came back from a visit to Joshua Tree about a week ago and it was stunning. Those rocks are indeed more than just rocks. One looks just like a skull and you can see faces and inscriptions all over the place. We took long walks and the desert cactus and brush is beautiful. I would recommend people visit this place but take only pictures and leave only footprints. Also, we ate lunch at a picnic table right next to the Oasis. The whole time we were there I felt like I could feel the spirits of some of the early Mexican cowboys and later wagon trains that must have stumbled in there, parched from the desert, to get a cool drink of water. It was a strange feeling.

[davidsepos]

Thank you for donating to these nice people who take care of the wildlife in the high desert n God bless all of you..❤😂

[mikecarter]

I get even more excited finding its an hour long episode.

[idavidgraficks]

If Ernie was the Superintendent, this had to be before 2002. At minute 38 they make reference to the Eagle Mountain MegaDump that WE defeated in 2015 (it took 25 years to defeat). We love Huell Howser.

[owejay]

2:51 "Hot Marines" Oh, Huell...

[SuperLead]

Everyone (except Huell of course) was very informative. Good to see such smart people caring for the desert.

[angryhedgehoglee]

Watch out for quicksand. There are pits of it that form here and there in the park out in the hills. Scary, I once fell in one up the my neck but friends were there to haul me out. Also there is a mystery insect that makes the oddest most bizarre sound that no one has ever seen an example of. Even entomologist are stumped by this one. You can hear it seemingly less than a foot in front of your face and hard as you might try you won't be able to spot it. PRO TIP: Your chance at 15 minutes of fame starts right here folks.

[califdad]

my late neighbor had a Desert Tortoise named "Homer" she had him since the 1950's and a couple years before she passed away at 96 in 2010, she gave him to a tortoise sancturary in Sacramento, He had lived in her back yard and hybernated under a end table in her patio room.