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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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Aug 18, 2009 - 11:37pm PT
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Say it ain't so!
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kevsteele
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Aug 19, 2009 - 01:00am PT
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I had no idea who Huell was when I took this (don't watch the tube)and I was trying to get a nice shot of the SB Solstice Parade Director when this really friendly guy put his arm around her. Of course after chatting (needed their releases) I learned he did a series - he was not filming, just having fun before the parade kicked off.
Now that YouTube link above is just magic - I see what I've missed!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Nov 28, 2012 - 11:18pm PT
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I went sailing with Huell earlier this year, he was looking old but seemed hail and hearty IMHO. Got to talk with him quite a bit, he is a genuine guy, no facade on camera.
He did an episode in the meadows once, waterwheel falls.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Nov 29, 2012 - 05:23am PT
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Oh myyyy. Just LOOK at this LAKE! It's amazing! And the snow! It's even more amazing!
God I love Huell Howser.
I've seen him a few times at the Saturday morning Joshua Tree farmer's market. Many folks at the market recognized him. As a big a celeb as we've seen there. I think he kind of wanted to be left alone but he's Huell Howser, a California treasure! He was polite enough to all his well wishers but never stayed long.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:06am PT
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How can anyone stay that friendly and enthused all the time?
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10b4me
Boulder climber
member since 2002
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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He did an episode in the meadows once, waterwheel falls.
That was a good show. Inspired me to want to go there.
Really going to miss the shows.
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billygoat
climber
Pees on beard to seek mates.
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Nov 29, 2012 - 12:16pm PT
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Aww man, that sucks. I grew up on that show. Then, when I lived in Okinawa, my homesickness was cured by watching his show on AFN.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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RIP
Loved that guy!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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That sucks, really a cool human being, who we need more of on this planet. Rest in Peace Huell. Your memory will live on.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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I met him when he visited San Onofre.
He was taken by the beach culture, surfing history, and natural beauty of the local state park.
He became a vocal opponent to the proposed toll road that would affect the park and surf spots.
Here he is narrating a PSA for the Surfrider Foundation.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
I'm going to miss that guy's voice and childlike sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2013 - 03:48pm PT
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well, that is really sad.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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I had the honor to have lunch with him at the fire station I worked at in the Los Feliz district of LA, while eating lunch he asked if we ever rescued cats out of trees, we all said no, that only happens on TV, well not 2 minutes later we get a call for a cat stuck in a tree. The timing and his look were priceless. You will be missed.
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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RIP Sir
Erik
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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i just heard it on the radio. damn.
r.i.p Huell
ur show's are the best when it come to Califonria's Gold.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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So sad! He was such a fixture I thought he'd be around forever. Though he apparently grated on some people, I found his sense of wonder and enthusiasm to be genuine and I loved watching his programs. I remember both the Conness piece and the one on LeConte Falls, which I still have yet to see.
Rest in peace Huell.
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aguacaliente
climber
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Kind of reminds me of what Elvis's old guitarist Scotty Moore (I think) said about learning of Elvis's death: "It's like if somebody told you there weren't going to be any more hamburgers in the world."
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Thanks for the memories H H
One of his episodes he interviews an elderly man that use to work and train with an Elephant, there is a reunion of the elephant and man after some 15 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HBTpn7BjP4
Makes me cry just thinking about it.
That's amazing!
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Ahh man that's sad, one of the good guys. We need a Mount Huell somewhere.
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