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Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Join a crazy adventure to reunite a wild bear cub with its family after the cub gets stuck in a bear-proof dumpster. Visit numerous destinations and gain insight into the right and wrong ways to interact with animals while on vacation. Learn tips on how to spot wildlife and visit some great regional zoos. Series Description Join the adventure...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Go Behind the Scenes with the Weekend Explorer crew and learn about the often humorous ins-and-outs of shooting an episode. Follow the host as he tries to keep his wily crew on track, fends off a mutinous co-hostess, works with uncooperative animals, struggles with a misfiring cannon, tries to understand some Welsh school boys, and is pushed into throwing...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights In 1602, explorer Bartholomew Gosnold came upon this 65-mile long peninsula, and named it for the plentiful Cod Fish he found here. Today, Cape Cod is known for its beaches and their clean waters. Come along as we bike along a beautiful beach on the Lower Cape, blow glass at the factory that revolutionized the glass industry, cruise off...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights An hour's boat ride off the Southern California coast sits a gem of adventure, Catalina Island. There is spectacular scenery at every turn and wildlife abound both above and below the water. Join us as we duck at night to avoid flying fish in one of the world's most unique tours, zodiac to the rugged backside of this wild...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights The majestic medieval castle town of Conwy sits in northwestern Wales. With over 400 castles in Wales, legends abound, including one that the wizard Merlin--of Camelot fame-- is thought to sleep on an island here. Welsh society was ancient way back when the Romans first came to Wales in 70 AD. Come along as we tour this scenic country...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Explore this remarkable national park where many of Australia's most unique animals, including the Tasmanian devil, roam free allowing spectacular wildlife viewing and unique encounters around every turn. Take a breathtaking helicopter tour over beautiful Cradle Mountain. And, catch nocturnal wildlife in action at night on a unique spotlight tour. Series Description Join the adventure as Emmy awarded host...

DVD. Weekend Explorer. 27 Minutes. This program chronicles the history of these glamorous railroad sightseeing cars, from Burlington's 1945 Silver Dome to full length models operating today in Canada and Alaska. Archival film footage shows many famous trains that operated dome cars. They include the Empire Builder, Super Chief, North Coast Limited, Daylight, Capitol Limited, Denver Zephyr, City of Los Angeles, Canadian-and perhaps the most...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Take a historic train to the picturesque old mining boom town of Silverton, enjoy a cooling splash while careening down a river while whitewater rafting, soar like an eagle over the Rockies in a glider, jump off the same cliffs as Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," mountain bike in a spectacular scenic...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights This is a land of stark contrasts and incredible scenery. Come along as we hike to a High Sierra lake on the trail to the highest peak in the continuous United States, explore the Alabama Hills, site of famous movies starring John Wayne, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and many others, go bouldering in the incredible Buttermilks, learn about the internment...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights The red rocks and canyons of southern Utah are always associated with a dry hot desert, but each year it turns into a spectacular winter wonderland. Ride a snowboard through 3 feet of fresh "champagne" powder, snowshoe into the high country, feel the rush of snowmobiling over jumps, learn how to avoid being caught in a deadly back country...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Amidst the legendary giant Redwood trees, the tallest trees in the world, sits a quaint town filled with Victorian houses, microbreweries, and unique friendly people. Come along as we mountain bike ride to spectacular Fern Canyon, help make a yoke for Paul Bunyan's oxen, whitewater raft through the Trinity Alps, horseback ride on giant Moonstone beach, kayak to visit...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Explore the scenic capital of one of Australia's most interesting states, kayak a beautiful and pristine harbor, shop at the historic Salamanca Market, take a thrilling mountain bike ride from the top of Mount Wellington, watch Tasmanian devils in a feeding frenzy, and encounter ghosts on a midnight tour of Australia's most brutal colonial prisons. Series Description Join the...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights: Flight-see in an Alaskan float plane, catch unbelievably large halibut, kayak among the awesome bald eagle at Kachemak Bay State Park, take a helicopter to explore a glacier, dig for razor clams, watch waves of salmon as they swim upstream to spawn, canoe with beautiful snow white swans, and watch a brilliant red sunset over a smoldering volcano. Series...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Discover China's most cosmopolitan city and visit one of the tailor shops for which the city is famous, dance at a night club in the popular Lan Kwai Fong district, explore a quaint traditional fishing village, hike in a beautiful lush jungle to a mountain top that features a gigantic bronze Buddha and see the unique and interesting Bird...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Search out the mythical dragons for which China's most cosmopolitan city is known, look for the very rare wild pink dolphins of Victoria Harbor, learn about the ancient tradition of tea, visit the popular Fish Market where Koi fish are often sold for over $40,000, shop in the popular Night Market, explore a traditional Chinese apothecary, and experience the...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Come with us to the exciting and scenic town of Kanab, U.T. Repel and swim in the scenic slot canyons of Zion National Park, ride a mule into the mystical red spires of Bryce Canyon National Park, fly over stunningly beautiful tributaries on the way to the Colorado River, hike the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, and learn how Hollywood...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Once a part of the English Empire and now a secular Muslim nation, come discover the many flavors of this fascinating country. Enjoy the spectacular Colors of Malaysia, a celebration like the Olympics' Opening Ceremonies that highlights the many cultures of Malaysia. Explore the many wonders of Malaysian Borneo including beautiful islands, high jungle mountain peaks, and massive wild...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Paraglide over red clay cliffs with beautiful vistas of the Pacific Ocean, hike among the rare Torrey Pine tree at Torrey Pines State Reserve, skin dive with the huge orange Garibaldi fish, kayak in mystical sea caves, sunbathe with seals, visit beautiful beaches, and learn the secret hidden in the basement of a local shell shop. Series Description Join...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights In a once deserted corner of desert on the borders of California, Nevada, and Arizona where the mail was once delivered by camel, a gambling man built a casino that just grew and grew. Come along as we go house boating on Lake Mojave and enjoy the sport of water skiing, explore the Colorado River on kayak, wave runner,...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights In the wildest area in the East of the U.S., sits beautifully Greenville in the Maine Highlands, once the capital of the forestry industry in this country. Locals claim it as the birthplace of Paul Bunyan. Join us as we visit the graveyard in Stephen King's hometown, canoe within feet of a moose and her new born calf, kayak...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Search for bears and learn how residents coexist with the bears that live in their city, horseback ride in the majestic snow covered Sierra Mountains, glide down the slopes of one of California's favorite ski resorts, fly over majestic Yosemite National Park, mountain bike through the beautiful and serene Sierra wilderness, take an exciting off-road vehicle tour, wonder at...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Go behind the scenes to see some of the funniest and most interesting things to happen while shooting the "Weekend Explorer" series over the first three years. Learn what being on a "Weekend Explorer" shoot is really like for the host, co-hostess, and the crew. Join in the crazy happiness that occur after-hours on-location as the series travels to...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Jump a wave wakeboarding, experience the thrill of waverunning, and enjoy BBQ cooking in a hot tub while houseboating on scenic Lake Shasta in Northern California. Tour one of the United State's largest dams, enjoy the incredible mountain scenery of the Lassen Volcanic National Park, walk among giant ancient stalactites in Shasta Caverns, explore the wildlife of Turtle Bay,...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Raise a sail on the tall ship Star of India, scuba dive with sea lions off the Coronado Islands, horseback ride on a historic California rancho, mountain bike through beautiful Cleveland National Forest, hike Mission Trails Regional Park and learn about the native Kumeyaay Indians, visit the legendary and historic Cabrillo National Monument, go barnstorming in a real 1920's...

Weekend Explorer. 35 Minutes. Episode Highlights Visit "America's Beach" where the healthy lifestyle for which Southern California is known was made famous. Surf with professional surfer turned restaurateur, and then head to the local Farmer's Market, roller blade along the beach with roller blade legend Debbie Merrill, watch 78-year-old skateboarder Liz Bevington, the "Skateboarding Momma", head to the beach made famous by Baywatch and work...