Season 1 (2004)

Moose in the Morning
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September 27, 2004 • 1h

The sun rises as moose graze in Kidney Pond in Maine, under the shadow of the 4,000 ft. peak of Katahdin Mountain

Yellowstone Geysers
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September 28, 2004 • 1h

Sunrise in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Locations include Black Sands Basin, Firehole River, Midway Geyser Basin, Lower G...Read more

Gator Hole
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September 29, 2004 • 1h

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

Bison Before Breakfast
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September 30, 2004 • 1h

Bison awaken and graze in Yellowstone National Park.

Sea of Terns
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October 1, 2004 • 1h

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

Vermont Balloons
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October 4, 2004 • 1h

Hot air balloons fly over Vermont's Green Mountains.

Alewive Eternal Return
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October 5, 2004 • 1h

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

Tropical Palms
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October 6, 2004 • 1h

Fisherman enjoy daybreak off the coast of Florida.

Swallow Sea Cave
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October 7, 2004 • 1h

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

Yosemite Dawn
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October 8, 2004 • 1h

Dawn in Yosemite National Park.

Cribsworks Kayak
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October 11, 2004 • 1h

Early morning on the Penobscot River in Maine.

Sequoia Light
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October 12, 2004 • 1h

Giant sequoias welcome the sun in Sequoia National Park in California

Sunrise Seal Colony
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October 13, 2004 • 1h

Elephant seals crawl up the beach at California's Point Reyes National Seashore to soak up the first drops of sunshine at this sea...Read more

Lobster Village
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October 14, 2004 • 1h

Lobster fishermen begin their day in New Harbor, Maine

Western Ranch
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October 15, 2004 • 1h

The Triangle X Ranch in Moose, Wyoming welcomes the new day as horses graze in the pasture and geese pass overhead.

Everglades River of Grass
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October 18, 2004 • 1h

Pahayokee, Everglade National Park, Florida. Savannah-like open sawgrass prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, punctuated b...Read more

Wildflower Elk
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October 19, 2004 • 1h

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

Edge of the Atlantic
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October 20, 2004 • 1h

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

Milk Cows in the Morning
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October 21, 2004 • 1h

Episode 19 of Season 1 premiered on October 21, 2004

San Francisco Tai Chi
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October 22, 2004 • 1h

Episode 20 of Season 1 premiered on October 22, 2004

Teton Beaver
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October 25, 2004 • 1h

Schwabacher's Landing, Moose, Wyoming — The nocturnal beavers have settled into a small tributary under the sheer cirque walls, ru...Read more

Manatee Spring
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October 26, 2004 • 1h

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

Island First Light
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October 27, 2004 • 1h

Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine — At 1,532 feet, this is the highest vantage point along the North Atlantic seaboar...Read more

Sunrise East
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October 28, 2004 • 1h

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

Sunrise West
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October 29, 2004 • 1h

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

Katmai Bears
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October 24, 2005 • 1h

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

Homer Takeoff
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October 26, 2005 • 1h

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

Ninagiak Island
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October 27, 2005 • 1h

Episode 29 of Season 1 premiered on October 27, 2005

Glacier of Kenai Fjords
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October 14, 2005 • 1h

Perched in the dawn hours along the terminal moraine of Kenai Fjords National Park's largest tidewater glacier are blue icebergs f...Read more

Mayan Pyramid
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June 19, 2006 • 1h

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

Birds of Palo Verde
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June 20, 2006 • 1h

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

Cloudforest Waterfall
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June 21, 2006 • 1h

La Paz River, Vara Blanca, Costa Rica — The crater lake of the Poas Volcano drains from 9,000 feet into this high altitude cloudfo...Read more

Playa Grande Moonset
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June 22, 2006 • 1h

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

Dawn of Cerro de la Muerte
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June 23, 2006 • 1h

Episode 35 of Season 1 premiered on June 23, 2006

Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings
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October 2, 2006 • 1h

The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are lit by the rising sun.

Li River Cormorants
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October 3, 2006 • 1h

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

PingAn Rice Paddies
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October 4, 2006 • 1h

Frogs, spiders, and birds wake to the morning sun on a terraced farm near PingAn, China. Take in the morning activities of the Dra...Read more

Buddhists of Wat Svay
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October 5, 2006 • 1h

Siem Reap, China Every culture has its own connection to the natural world at dawn. In Siem Reap, Cambodia, the chants of monks ec...Read more

Elephant Trunk Park
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October 6, 2006 • 1h

Morning exercises similar to Tai Chi in Elephant Trunk Park in Guilin, China.

Scandinavian Waterfall
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December 19, 2006 • 1h

A new day comes to Gullfoss, Iceland. Sunrise: Nature's alarm clock for the land, the sea, and the myriad of creatures who call o...Read more

Foothills of Turkey
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December 18, 2006 • 1h

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

Stonehenge Dawn
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December 20, 2006 • 1h

The Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom is the site of one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Stonehenge is thoug...Read more

Mediterranean Port
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December 21, 2006 • 1h

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

Icelandic Geysir
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December 22, 2006 • 1h

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

Argentinean Seal Pups
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February 12, 2007 • 1h

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.

Peruvian Rainforest Canopy
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February 13, 2007 • 1h

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

Andrean Dawn at Machu Picchu
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February 14, 2007 • 1h

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

Amazon Parakeets
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February 15, 2007 • 1h

Episode 49 of Season 1 premiered on February 15, 2007

Patagonian Penguins
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February 16, 2007 • 1h

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

Christmas Lights
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December 25, 2007 • 1h

A holiday-themed show featuring the last hours of sunlight, instead of the first. Locations across the United States are highlight...Read more

Total Eclipse
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June 25, 2006 • 1h

The life-cycle of a solar eclipse and how it affects the world below.

Polar Bears
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December 26, 2006 • 1h

Polar bears congregate in Cape Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

Secrets of the Sun
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April 11, 2010 • 1h

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

Haleakala Crater
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January 21, 2009 • 1h

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

Society Island Sunrise
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January 22, 2009 • 1h

Sunrise over Huahine includes a rainbow.

New Zealand Frost
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January 23, 2009 • 1h

Dawn pierces a lavender sky on the South Island of New Zealand. We are alongside a serene glacial lake in the Southern Alps, calle...Read more

Japanese Garden
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September 9, 2008 • 1h

The Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu City.

High Desert Arches
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September 10, 2008 • 1h

The Arches National Park in Utah

Midnight Sun of Svalbard
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September 11, 2008 • 1h

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

Vancouver Inside Passage
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September 12, 2008 • 1h

The dawn activities of wildlife in northern Vancouver.

Venetian Canals
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September 8, 2008 • 1h

Venice, Italy Many have called this Old World maritime center the most beautiful city on earth. Millions visit each year, attracte...Read more

The Skelligs of Ireland
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December 28, 2007 • 1h

Seven miles off the Irish coast stands a pair of imposing rocks known as Little Skellig and Skillig Michael, where early morning l...Read more

Great Barrier Reef
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January 20, 2009 • 1h

The sun jumps directly into the sky at the Tropic of Capricorn.

Total Solar Eclipse
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January 1, 1970 • 1h

This program records the events of one total solar eclipse, that of March 29th, 2006 as it happens in two locations on the planet....Read more

Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings
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January 1, 1970 • 1h

Episode 66 of Season 1 premiered on January 1, 1970