8.4/1025 votes#1 - Death Valley: Life Blooms
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2022
Baratunde explores the hottest place on Earth and finds it is remarkably full of life. Meet an ultra-marathoner who runs in the brutal heat of summer, the mayor of a town of one, and an elder of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe.
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7.5/1020 votes#2 - Idaho: Tied to the Land
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2022
Baratunde ventures into the wilds of Idaho to explore its evolving outdoor culture. He finds ranchers and backcountry pilots sharing the wilderness with newly resettled refugees and sees how climate change is impacting an age-old salmon fishery.
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6.7/1023 votes#3 - LA: Its a Vibe
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2022
Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of Los Angeles to learn how Angelinos connect with the outdoors in their sprawling city. Meet kayakers saving a polluted river and Black surfers claiming their place on the waves.
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9.1/1014 votes#4 - Appalachia: A Different Way
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2022
Baratunde meets the people of Appalachia who are driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature. Meet a record-breaking hiker, former coal miners raising bees, and activists working to make the outdoors accessible to everyone.
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8.9/1010 votes#5 - Tidewater: Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2022
Baratunde treks along the coast of North Carolina and discovers surprising ways in which history has shaped these environments. He explores a daunting swamp, soars above the dunes on a Wright Brothers glider and tracks wild horses on the beach.
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6.8/1018 votes#6 - Minnesota: A Better World
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2022
Baratunde ventures to Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle into the remote wilderness. He meets with passionate birders and harvesters of wild rice and hears from them why wilderness means so much.
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The Best Episodes of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Season 1
Every episode of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Season 1!
Follow Baratunde Thurston, bestselling author and podcaster, as he explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Death Valley: Life Blooms" is the best rated episode of "America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/5/2022. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Idaho: Tied to the Land".