Weekend Explorer: Episode 2 Premieres: Sunday, June 27, at 8 p.m.
Jump a wave wakeboarding; feel the rush of whitewater rafting; experience the thrill of wave running; and enjoy BBQ cooking in a hot tub while house-boating on scenic Lake Shasta. Tour one of the US's largest dams; walk among giant ancient stalactites in Shasta Caverns; explore the wildlife of Turtle Bay; and catch a rainbow trout while enjoying a fishing float trip as you get acquainted with Redding, Calif.
Desert Speaks: Royal Road Across the Frontier Premieres: Sunday, June 27, at 9 p.m.
In the second part of the journey along the ancient highway, learn about the traditional hot springs of Aguas Calientes that gave the ancient traveler a brief break from the dry, dusty roads. While the springs no longer exist, the town still marks the boundary between the lush green landscape and the dry, dangerous desert frontier that looms ahead. The first stop is in the desert mining town of Zacatecs. Travel deep into the bowels of the gold and silver mines and take a ride high above in a cable car. Other desert stops on this part of the journey include the agricultural, commercial and tourist center of Durango, originally founded as a mining town in 1563, and the towns of Mapami and Valle de Allende.
Jump a wave wakeboarding; feel the rush of whitewater rafting; experience the thrill of wave running; and enjoy BBQ cooking in a hot tub while house-boating on scenic Lake Shasta. Tour one of the US's largest dams; walk among giant ancient stalactites in Shasta Caverns; explore the wildlife of Turtle Bay; and catch a rainbow trout while enjoying a fishing float trip as you get acquainted with Redding, Calif.
Desert Speaks: Royal Road Across the Frontier Premieres: Sunday, June 27, at 9 p.m.
In the second part of the journey along the ancient highway, learn about the traditional hot springs of Aguas Calientes that gave the ancient traveler a brief break from the dry, dusty roads. While the springs no longer exist, the town still marks the boundary between the lush green landscape and the dry, dangerous desert frontier that looms ahead. The first stop is in the desert mining town of Zacatecs. Travel deep into the bowels of the gold and silver mines and take a ride high above in a cable car. Other desert stops on this part of the journey include the agricultural, commercial and tourist center of Durango, originally founded as a mining town in 1563, and the towns of Mapami and Valle de Allende.
