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Horse Women of the Hen Party

S35 E8 / 36m 54s
Around 1930, La Grande horsewoman Jean Birnie began leading all-female packing trips into the rugged Wallowa Mountains. Nearly a century later, her descendants celebrate the epic landscape and intimate connection with nature that Jean passed on to them.
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Unearthing the lost stories of Mount St. Helens

S35 E7 / 31m 50s
As they search a rugged post-eruption landscape in a quest for answers, amateur archeologists unearth new details about what happened on Mount St. Helens on May 18,1980. Their efforts reveal a deeper story about the life of Harry Truman, innkeeper at Mount St. Helens lodge, as well the lives of the 'volcano watchers' who were lost on that fateful day.
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Salt Makers, Tree Climbing School, Pumpkin Regatta

S35 E6 / 28m 1s
The legacy of salt making is explored, from the days of Lewis and Clark to the modern facilities of Jacobsen Salt Co. Then, it's boot camp for tree climbers as scientists and others learn what it takes to work in the canopy. And finally, strap into a 1000 pound pumpkin for the pumpkin regatta in Tualatin, Oregon!
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Ice Sculptor Special

S35 E3 / 29m 11s
The competition is fierce at the World Ice Carving Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska. Join the journey of one chef and his team from coastal Oregon as they chisel and chainsaw a massive, 18-foot tall “Punk Baby” ice sculpture into a glistening wonder. Will it win the crown?
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Sunflower Sea Stars, SpiderHarp, Sumpter Christmas Parade

S35 E2 / 24m 39s
Beautiful Sunflower Sea Stars are dying out in large numbers due to a mysterious syndrome known as wasting. But scientists believe a solution is in sight. Also, spiders have bad eyesight, so how do they "see" what’s happening on their webs? Researchers created a mechanical web to understand this process, and it has one interesting side effect–it plays music.
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