TAKIN' A RIDE HOWSER EXPANDING HORIZONS WITH NEW 'ROAD TRIP' SHOW.Byline: Marla Matzer Rose Staff Writer Looking on a map at the stretch of highway between L.A. and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , most people think, ``pedal to the metal.'' Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945 in Gallatin, Tennessee) is a television personality best-known for his travel shows for PBS affiliate KCET. Howser's shows - California's Gold, California's Golden Parks, California's Water, Visiting... , longtime chronicler of So Cal culture through such public TV series as ``California's Gold'' and ``Visiting With ... Huell Howser'' thinks ``road trip.'' That means going where the road takes you, seeing the sights and talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the locals. Thanks to funding from the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Automobile Association Automobile Association may refer to:
KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology ). The premiere episode, airing tonight, sees Howser heading down Interstate 15 in Barstow, discovering historic hotels, eateries and ghost towns The following is a partial list of ghost towns. Australia
``I think exploring our area used to happen a lot more in Southern California,'' said Howser, sitting in his office at KCET in Hollywood. ``People used to go out with their families for a Sunday drive. The whole beauty of our part of the country is that there are great places all around us, within a couple of hours, for a day trip. We should slow down and smell the roses more.'' After stopping at the California Welcome Center in Barstow to inquire about notable sights, Howser dropped in on the historic El Rancho Motel, the world's first Del Taco, the rebuilt Calico Ghost Town and the Calico Early Man Archeological Site, among other things. ``We had a few ideas ahead of time of things we wanted to see, but, for the most part, it was totally unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. ,'' said Howser. The next installment, in March, will see Howser exploring the area around the Ventura County town of Fillmore. The places he'll visit in further episodes, Howser said, have yet to be determined. Howser and crew are looking at the entire swath of the Golden State south of Fresno and north of the Mexican border for inspiration. ``In a way, we're really doing this by the seat of our pants,'' Howser said. ``We hope we can dispel people's notion that there's nothing out there on some of these stretches of highway, get them to slow down, get off the road and look around. We want to show them that even something as supposedly desolate and uninviting as the stretch of highway from Barstow to Vegas can be a rich experience.'' THE FACTS --The show: ``Road Trip With Huell Howser.'' --When: 7:30 tonight. --Where: KCET. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Tonight's episode of ``Road Trip With Huell Howser'' has the intrepid KCET host exploring the Barstow area via Interstate 15. Box: THE FACTS (see text) |
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