Edna and Charlotte embark on their long-anticipated adventure of climbing Telescope Peak, where they stand on top of the icy, shiny world for a few all-too-brief moments.
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S3:E9 – Backtracks, Chapter 9: The Mountain Spring
Edna and Charlotte find glorious water, an abandoned gold mining town, lost burros, and a route up Telescope Peak.
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S3:E8 – Backtracks, Chapter 8: The Dry Camp
Edna and Charlotte become more and more obsessed with water as they continue their hot and dry journey across Death Valley.
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S3:E7 – Backtracks, Chapter 7: The Burning Sands
Edna and Charlotte struggle across the blazing floor of Death Valley and in the process, Edna learns the true appeal of the desert.
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S3:E6 – Backtracks, Chapter 6: The Strangest Farm in the World
Edna and Charlotte arrive at Furnace Creek Ranch and learn how difficult it is to simply exist on the hot floor of Death Valley.
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S3:E5 – Backtracks, Chapter 5: Entering Death Valley
Edna and Charlotte get their first look at the place they’ve been trying to see for over a year. Standing high above the valley floor, overlooking Death Valley for the first time – do you think they were happy they were there or nah?
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S2:E11 – A Postcard from Florida
Why we stuck around Florida for a month: featuring delicious raw bars, freezing iguanas, the new worst smell I’ve ever experienced, miles of serene beaches, and all kinds of sea specimens.
S3:E4 – Backtracks, Chapter 4: The Outfit
Edna and Charlotte decide that they can’t drive into Death Valley – a more traditional, formal expedition will need to be mounted if they are going to reach their goal. So they go back home, back east, and wait for the hot desert summer to pass. In January, they return to Silver Lake and to their guide, the sheriff. The trio travel by railroad to Beatty, NV, where they rent a cart, a burro, and a horse, stock up on a month’s worth of supplies, and head west towards the valley.
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S3:E3 – Backtracks, Chapter 3: The White Heart
Edna and Charlotte bum around Silver Lake, chasing mirages back and forth across the dry lake bed, then take a treacherous drive to Saratoga Springs with the town’s sheriff. They get tantalizingly close to their goal in Death Valley, walking when they can drive no further and learning firsthand how the heat, light, and distance of Death Valley gave the place its name.
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S3:E2 – Backtracks, Chapter 2: How We Found Mojave
Edna and Charlotte try to get their Death Valley trip underway but face plenty of obstacles. They visit the Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea and gain some healthy respect for the desert. Armed with new determination, they finally arrive on the doorstep of Death Valley in Silver Lake, CA. Will they finally find what they are looking for, or will they give up and head back home?
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