Salton Sea | Visiting with Huell Howser | KCET 

That was wisely said . Agreed 100%.

My dad and I would watch this show together all the time

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I was too young to watch him then but I’m definitely appreciate these videos now!! Thank you Huell and KCET

Jane remover my beloved

Jane is seriously a genius for sampling this. Huell is kind of an icon of niche 2000s media. As a kid growing up in california, when we didn’t have cable i watched huell howser TONS on pbs as a kid. My aunt was even in an episode one time, eating tacos in the background haha, too bad we never found which episode it was. But if you grew up watching california public tv in the 2000s, you’ll instantly recognize his voice. If you’re really interested in him, there’s a small museum dedicated to him in the Chapman University library in Orange County, it’s very detailed and a quite touching tribute to his legacy. Coincidentally, I stumbled upon it last year while renting a laptop so I could make some beats on garageband , waiting for my girlfriend to get out of her class. This was around the time i got into jane removers music as well, and i even made a song which samples huell howser at that time! If i listened back to it now, im sure it is horrible haha. But anyways, here I am listening to frailty a year later, getting ready to see her live in concert, and i realized Huell was sampled in buzz cut daisy! Life is a small world

@@yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186this was really interesting to read, do you know if theres a reason she sampled it other than just him being part of her childhood possibly? i just find it so interesting that she chose this random clip of all things

@@lucassmith15 i honestly have no idea. If anything, it seems a bit strange to me because anyone outside of California would have no idea who Huell is, and from what I understand she is from New Jersey. Pretty cool tho

@@yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186 yeah, im so curious as to why, ill keep researching and come back here if i ever find anything

What happened? Did he drink the water?

John Challeen no I think he died of butt cancer! poor Huell howser RiP

Mike Bailey Show some class

Mike Bailey LMFAO 😄

The way he said bye and thanks to the couple in the car felt like he cared.

That’s because there’s more to California than Hollywood

@@jlopez1017d yep, not many people even know that too

Good ol 1990s and early 2000s, 2020 and on has sucked

Huell put on a drive in movie event once and I got to go. He came along to say hi to everyone. If I remember correctly there were two films. And one of them was an Elvis film.

This show is a classic

Peter R it's the best state tbh

Peter R He loved Smoking poles as well!!!

I was just thinking the same thing. Your channel also inspires 😺 I'm starting my own cat channel. Thank you

Agreed. I also enjoyed his shows.... actually am in one of his adventures. " GOLD COUNTRY"...

@Roger B thank you❤️❤️❤️

If this is Wonderhussy approved it must be worth watching.❤️

@wonderhussy paying homage to the father along with your own wonderful content just got you another subscriber. That name is classic!

Better hurry, she's dryin' up fast along with the local color.

Try a more accurate slingshot.

matro951 000 Me too! He was the Best!

matro951 000 : Yes, Huell was a very kind and well liked man. I recall he had a small commentary segment on the Channel 2 news in California years ago. I LOVE his California Mission and his coastal lighthouse documentaries, all of his shows were great as a matter of fact..."Louie...take a look at this"...lol

The world lost a treasure when Huell died.

R281 He Died of Butt cancer!!!

jane**

+Chris Davies Youre correct Covina and croaker died long time ago. Only tilapia are left

Wait the people in the video are dead? 😥

@@stevenotes2929 1999... it's probable. The town's in rougher shape today than even that recently.

What happened to the buildings?

@@walterwhite1 pretty much abandoned and then leveled by the local water company, IID

Was he? Same difference heheh

We spent 22 years on a short dead end road in the Florida boonies. Now older and wiser, spending the rest of my days on a shorter dead end lane in Illinoiz. Had we known earlier, we'd RV camped along the Salton Sea. We never needed a fancy resort hotel or large crowds of grouchy tourists.

@@modeladenny1218 I hear ya! I'm in the same boat. The road calls me. Thinkn fix my truck up, deck it out enough to sleep in an go from October to February. At least get away for a bit. Although thats the quiet time round here lol. Ahhhh well.

@@modeladenny1218 wow talk about time warp. I wrote that 3yrs ago? I remember it like it was just a month ago.

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Right? I'm thinking

I was just pointing this out. What an utter disrespect of his mention of his girlfriend´s fate. Unacceptably disrespectful behavior from the other two guys.

Terrible.

I grew up in Niland CA from 1971 to 1974. Lived on the other side at Salton City from 1963 to 1971 as well. It was a blast being right on the Salton Sea at that time when it was happening.

before you threw some punches you told me get your rings

ik i wasnt the only one🔥

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Me too (from Oz and want to visit Salton Sea).

Kat it isn't he same, look it up on Google earth, the sea is drying up, the trailers in the salt ponds have been tractored down, the rusty steel cars and fences have been recycled and the sea level is at least 10 feet lower (I am thinking 15 but it is hard to tell). The town of Bombay beach is still there and a few of the original people but this video is about 20 years old now and after 20 years it is sort of a ghost town, lots of empty houses and trailers. It is a sad remembrance of a resort town that once was. Salton Sea is was a unique accident with a short lived life that I got to see the end of in the 1980s. For over 30 years now there has been all sorts of studies and talks of what to do with it and it appears the answer is just let it dry up and the silt from the sea bed blow into So Cal. The new talk is salt marsh beds across the bottom of the sea bed to save the birds.

Doing nothing is not an option. The pollutants in the dried lake bottom are causing health problems blowing into in San Diego, and the problem is growing.

Just keep watching his videos and all the communities he visits in California they are all very interesting.Cheers

@@MoosesValley Salton Sea is the most Alluring place for me. I live in New York City. I love places with an Unique Edge.

i dont think that i recognize anymore

@@zoidph1313do you know what sounds fair?

@@cagegirllI’m surrounded by my hair on the bathroom floor

@@L1MEST0NE333 i know i directed this movie

Was funny to see him kinda grab everyone and lead them where he wanted to go..the whole time

REALLY??

Jules 6022 : NO kidding, Huell just jumps right in their business and says "Louie....take a look at this". I don't think the most private,camera shy, reserved person could get an attitude with Huell. What a huge loss. R.I.P. Huell.

Did you see any birds? I hear they have a lot of birds but didn't see much in this video.

D C I didn’t see any birds. I was there in May. I think birds migrate there only during winter months.

@@snowboarddude77s Ok cool thanks for the response, I was thinking of taking a driver out there durng all this quarantine. I'm about a hour an 45 mins away.

D C It’s definitely worth it. You’ll fall in love with that area. The ski in bars a cool spot to get food when it’s open.

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I've been to the S.S. several times before it turned into a dump. Sad to see it now

Sounds like a really INTERESTING place to me!!! I live in New York City.

@@phongphong4640 Not really I live here is hot 🥵 and the smell of the salton is bad

@@DanielRojas-nw3mv It still sounds like a very unique place to me. I'll visit it in 2022. I wish you a Healthy, Joyful and Fun 2022!! Happy Holidays!!!

Crurned haha

He had me spend an hour watching a pen collectors convention. Thats serious talent right there!

lol!

Sure looks better than Echo Park and the side streets of LA.

@@modeladenny1218 it looks like the outskirts of fresno

Same here! (we were there last yr too)

So looking forward to experiencing this Unique place this year. I am a New Yorker.

I camped out there for a night and night time was I started smelling the rotten egg smell. So bad.

yes!!! how did you find this video?

​@@abev8854 they put it in the genius annotations for buzzcut daisy

Happy you made a second trip. I’ve been wanting to go. I would love to see this for myself to appreciate the beauty of it. I’m also very passionate about the deserts so this place seems like a hidden gem That needs some love to shine.

Have been to all 50 states, HI, Alaska Included. Extensively. Been thru-out Canada. Born and raised in Los Angeles. Somehow never made it down to these wonderful lands. Known of and about Salton Sea/Slab City for quite some time. Used to watch Huell and California's Gold every chance I got. Still love the shows. Don't recall this episode but its nice to come across. Also thank you for giving the original air date, and in fact, the description didn't have it. Any of Huell Howsers old shows I still watch when i see em'.😎✌peace.

So how bad has it gotten since 1999?

@@walterwhite1 I am not sure how the town is still there. Some of the locals do go swim in the sea but I didn’t really see a single soul outside in the town. It’s super far removed from other towns / businesses.

Do you know what happened to Jane the cook at the ski inn and Wayne?

And strong arming people to answer his questions!

ngsdwa lol

ngsdwa botulism galore

OMG..lol!

Thank you

I watching this almost 20 years later I'm going to visit this place

Tony Rios just went today. A lot has changed, a lot is the same. One of the greatest places to visit in a lifetime.

Coincidentally, I watched this episode today (May 25th) on Memorial Day, which is also my dad’s birthday. And the air date (August 27th) is the date that my dad passed away. I guess it’s pretty fitting as the episode deals with a lot of death from the fish skeletons to the locals dying off to the dead town itself. I’m sure that Wayne “Wacko” and Leigh(sp?) are likely dead by now. And we know Huell is no longer with us.

Carlos Rincon Sorry for your loss. I’m watching this today, day after you did 🙂 To me, 21 years ago doesn’t feel like it was that long ago. I couldn’t help laugh at his face when the lady he interviewed told him if he put out info that contradicts the media about Bombay Beach “you’re a dead duck” LOL

LMAO! (too funny)

You killed me thank you

They have gone in to recover airplanes. It’s super dark.

Most beaches are made from dead sea creatures. So are rural roads all over Florida.