Sunrise Earth Season 1

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1x01 Moose in the Morning aired Sep 27, 2004

The sun rises as a mother grazes beneath Maine's Kidney Pond surface while her playful calf watches from the shore, under the shadow of the 4,000 ft. peak of... read more

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1x02 Yellowstone Geysers aired Sep 28, 2004

The geysers of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, welcome the sunrise with steam and shooting water. Locations include Black Sands Basin, Firehole River, Mi... read more

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1x03 Gator Hole aired Sep 29, 2004

Alligators, egrets, wood storks and ravens enjoy the first rays of sunshine from a gator hole in the Everglades National Park.

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1x04 Bison Before Breakfast aired Sep 30, 2004

Bison awaken and graze in Yellowstone National Park.

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1x05 Sea of Terns aired Oct 01, 2004

A colony of terns watches the sun rise in the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Chatham, Massachusetts. This is the second-largest colony of terns on the A... read more

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1x06 Vermont Balloons aired Oct 04, 2004

Hot air balloons fly over Vermont's Green Mountains.

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1x07 Alewive Eternal Return aired Oct 05, 2004

Alewives make the dangerous trek from the freshwater lakes of New England to the Atlantic Ocean.

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1x08 Tropical Palms aired Oct 06, 2004

Fisherman enjoy daybreak off the coast of Florida.

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1x09 Swallow Sea Cave aired Oct 07, 2004

Sunrise over a sea cave full of young anemones and coralline algae.

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1x10 Yosemite Dawn aired Oct 08, 2004

Yosemite Valley sunrise in California's Yosemite National Park, with views of Bridal Veil Falls, El Capitan, and Half Dome. Yosemite's dramatic waterfalls, r... read more

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1x11 Cribworks Kayak aired Oct 11, 2004

White water roars and mist erupts as the sun's first rays hit the West Branch of Maine's Penobscot River.

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1x12 Sequoia Light aired Oct 12, 2004

Ancient giant sequoias encircle a meadow and filter the early morning sunlight in the Sierra Mountains of California's Sequoia National Park.

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1x13 Sunrise Seal Colony aired Oct 13, 2004

Elephant seals crawl up the beach at California's Point Reyes National Seashore to soak up the first drops of sunshine at this seal colony at Chimney Point, ... read more

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1x14 Lobster Village aired Oct 14, 2004

Lobster fishermen begin their day overlooking a peaceful ocean in New Harbor, Maine.

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1x15 Western Ranch aired Oct 15, 2004

The Triangle X Ranch in Moose, Wyoming welcomes the new day geese pass overhead, and horses graze in the wide-open pasture land overlooking the Snake River a... read more

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1x16 Everglades River of Grass aired Oct 18, 2004

Pahayokee, Everglade National Park, Florida. Savannah-like open sawgrass prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, punctuated by the occasional cypress tr... read more

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1x17 Wildflower Elk aired Oct 19, 2004

Watch Tule elk at sunrise in the Tule Elk Preserve in California.

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1x18 Edge of the Atlantic aired Oct 20, 2004

The sun rises over the incoming waves on the Atlantic coast at Coast Guard Beach at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.

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1x19 Milk Cows in the Morning aired Oct 21, 2004

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1x20 San Francisco Tai Chi aired Oct 22, 2004

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1x21 Teton Beaver aired Oct 25, 2004

Schwabacher's Landing, Moose, Wyoming — The nocturnal beavers have settled into a small tributary under the sheer cirque walls, rugged ridges and jagged peak... read more

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1x22 Manatee Spring aired Oct 26, 2004

The Homosassa Spring on the Gulf coast of Florida is home to West Indian manatees.

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1x23 Island First Light aired Oct 27, 2004

Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine — At 1,532 feet, this is the highest vantage point along the North Atlantic seaboard. During certain times of ... read more

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1x24 Sunrise East aired Oct 28, 2004

Eastern U.S. — The sun hits the Atlantic seaboard five hours after the western coast of Europe, and a wide range of habitats begin the shift from the nocturn... read more

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1x25 Sunrise West aired Oct 29, 2004

Western U.S. — Crossing the North American continent in a scant four hours, dawn settles on the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the coastal ranges and... read more

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1x26 Katmai Bears aired Oct 24, 2005

Halo Bay, Katmai National Park, Alaska. After seven months of hibernation, the world's largest population of brown bears is ready for some sun in the Katmai ... read more

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1x27 Volcano Lagoon aired Oct 25, 2005

Alaska's Augustine volcano is featured in this sunrise.

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1x28 Homer Takeoff aired Oct 26, 2005

Fog envelopes Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska, but dissipates as the sun rises and seaplanes take to the sky.

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1x29 Ninagiak Island aired Oct 27, 2005

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1x30 Glacier of Kenai Fjords aired Oct 14, 2005

Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjord's crowning feature. Perched in the dawn hours along the terminal moraine of Kenai Fjords Natio... read more

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1x31 Mayan Pyramid aired Jun 19, 2006

The National Park of Tikal in Guatemala is home to Mayan Pyramids, where howler monkeys, parrots, and toucans welcome the new day.

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1x32 Birds of Palo Verde aired Jun 20, 2006

A wide variety of birds mingle in the Tempisque Basin of Costa Rica's Palo Verde National Park.

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1x33 Cloudforest Waterfall aired Jun 21, 2006

La Paz River, Vara Blanca, Costa Rica — The crater lake of the Poas Volcano drains from 9,000 feet into this high altitude cloudforest ravine. Stepping downw... read more

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1x34 Playa Grande Moonset aired Jun 22, 2006

The moon sinks into the ocean in the Marino Las Baulas National Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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1x35 Dawn of Cerro de la Muerte aired Jun 23, 2006

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1x36 Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings aired Oct 02, 2006

The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are lit by the rising sun. Published by Discovery Channel broadcast as part of DC Sunrise Earth International series in 2006.

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1x37 Li River Cormorants aired Oct 03, 2006

Trained Cormorants catch fish for fishermen on the Li River near Xingping, China.

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1x38 PingAn Rice Paddies aired Oct 04, 2006

Frogs, spiders, and birds wake to the morning sun on a terraced farm near PingAn, China. Take in the morning activities of the Dragon's Backbone, a stunning ... read more

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1x39 Buddhists of Wat Svay aired Oct 05, 2006

Every culture has its own connection to the natural world at dawn. In Siem Reap, Cambodia, the chants of monks echo from within a Theravada Buddhist monaster... read more

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1x40 Elephant Trunk Park aired Oct 06, 2006

Morning exercises similar to Tai Chi on the banks of the Li River in Elephant Trunk Park. Guilin, China.

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1x41 Scandinavian Waterfall aired Dec 19, 2006

A new day comes to Gullfoss, Iceland.

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1x42 Foothills of Turkey aired Dec 18, 2006

The sun casts its light on a farming village in Aspendos, Turkey.

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1x43 Stonehenge Dawn aired Dec 20, 2006

The Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom is the site of one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Stonehenge is thought to be a sun-based calend... read more

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1x44 Mediterranean Port aired Dec 21, 2006

The sun rises on a port in Antalya, Turkey and the lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt.

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1x45 Icelandic Geysir aired Dec 22, 2006

A geyser in Iceland is shown in the first morning sunlight.

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1x46 Argentinean Seal Pups aired Feb 12, 2007

Day breaks in a slice of red over the Southern Atlantic Ocean Península Valdés, Argentina and a colony of southern elephant seals and its new pups.

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1x47 Peruvian Rainforest Canopy aired Feb 13, 2007

Tambopata, Peru Two hundred feet high in the canopy of Peruvian rainforest, a pink and distant light encroaches. The dense forest holds the dawn air. The fer... read more

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1x48 Andean Dawn at Machu Picchu aired Feb 14, 2007

The center of the Incan empire, Machu Picchu in Peru, is shown as the sun rises on this city high in the Andes Mountains

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1x49 Amazon Parakeets aired Feb 15, 2007

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1x50 Patagonian Penguins aired Feb 16, 2007

The largest colony of Magellanic penguins in the world welcomes a new day near Punta Tomba, Argentina.

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1x51 Christmas Lights aired Dec 25, 2007

A holiday-themed show featuring the last hours of sunlight, instead of the first. Locations across the United States are highlighted, from New York to Alaska.

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1x52 Total Eclipse aired Jun 25, 2006

This program records the events of one total solar eclipse, that of March 29th, 2006 as it happens in two locations on the planet. We travel to Natel, Brazil... read more

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1x53 Polar Bears aired Dec 26, 2006

Polar bears congregate in Cape Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

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1x54 Secrets of the Sun aired Apr 11, 2010

Scientists are interviewed as an examination of the sun and its impact on the Earth and its inhabitants.

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1x55 The Skelligs of Ireland aired Dec 28, 2007

Seven miles off the Irish coast stands a pair of imposing rocks known as Little Skellig and Skillig Michael, where early morning light sihouettes stone huts ... read more

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1x56 Great Barrier Reef aired Jan 20, 2009

Sunrise over Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The sun jumps directly into the sky at the Tropic of Capricorn.

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1x57 Haleakala Crater aired Jan 21, 2009

Hakeakala volcano, though large and potentially deadly, is one of the most peaceful places on earth.

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1x58 Society Island Sunrise aired Jan 22, 2009

Sunrise over Huahine includes a rainbow.

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1x59 New Zealand Frost aired Jan 23, 2009

Dawn pierces a lavender sky on the South Island of New Zealand. We are alongside a serene glacial lake in the Southern Alps, called Lake Wakatipu, and are en... read more

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1x60 Japanese Garden aired Sep 09, 2008

The Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu City.

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1x61 High Desert Arches aired Sep 10, 2008

The Arches National Park in Utah is toured.

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1x62 Midnight Sun of Svalbard aired Sep 11, 2008

The Svalbard group of islands in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole.

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1x63 Vancouver Inside Passage aired Sep 12, 2008

The dawn activities of wildlife in northern Vancouver.

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1x64 Venetian Canals aired Sep 08, 2008

Venice, Italy Many have called this Old World maritime center the most beautiful city on earth. Millions visit each year, attracted by the image of a romanti... read more

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1x65 Total Solar Eclipse airdate unknown

This program records the events of one total solar eclipse, that of March 29th, 2006 as it happens in two locations on the planet. We travel to Natel, Brazil... read more

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