Escaping Death Valley with Nick Knowles
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
Nick hears how the valley was named by pioneers in 1849 after they took an ill-fated shortcut in search of the California gold fields. He also visits the ghost town of Rhyolite, which had a brief period of fame when a rich seam of gold was found in the hills surrounding it, before ending his trip at the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction
Escaping Death Valley with Nick Knowles airs on 5SELECT at 3:00 AM, Monday 6 January. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
Ben Southwell
Director
Oliver Wright
Executive Producer