Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer....

Here's your chance to sample life on six spectacular trails in North America with your guide, Emmy® award-winning filmmaker Mick Davie. Each trail holds rich secrets of American history and stories of the people who traveled them. You'll learn about different terrains, climates, and a host of incredible wildlife. America's Great Trails is a feast for your senses that can help you rediscover your connection to the natural world.

A young hiker stumbles on an isolated farm after she had lost her way in the Appalachian Trail. She is then taken in by a strange yet surprisingly beautiful couple who are desperate to protect a secret.

In February 1959, nine Russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the Ural Mountains. Two weeks later, all of them were found dead. What happened is a mystery that has baffled investigators and researchers for decades. It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. When five ambitious American college students are issued a grant to return to the site of the original events, they gear up with the belief that they can uncover and document the...

"A pair of best friends, who've nicknamed each other 'Gerry', set out on a desert hike. But what begins as a simple daytime adventure turns into an intense life-and-death journey that will test the strength of human endurance and ultimately their friendship." -- container.

Alfred Wainwright's pictorial guides of the Lakeland Fells inspire novice climber Julia Bradbury to explore ten of his recommended walks through England's scenic Lake District. With spectacular aerial views, fascinating history, and evocative Wainwright quotes, here is a must-see exploration of the classic walks and climbs of England's scenic Lake District.

"A meditation on the timeless beauty of one of America's most sacred spaces, and a story of physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship, this film follows writer Kevin Fedarko and National Geographic photographer Pete McBride as they set out to traverse the Grand Canyon by foot, hoping this 750-mile walk will help them better understand this revered landscape and the commercial developments poised to alter it forever"--Container.

Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail involves walking 2,663 miles from Mexico to Canada, through California (1,699 miles), Oregon (457 miles), and Washington (500 miles). The journey last five months, from April to October. Follow a half dozen of the 300 hikers who attempt this journey every year.

Trek 1: Riding through the Chilkat Valley to the Bald Eagle Preserve, across the US-Canadian border into the Yukon territory. Trek 2: Exploring unknown parts of Mexico's Copper Canyon on foot. Trek 3: Rafting and floating downstream along steep limestone cliffs and dense semitropical vegetation.

Trek 1: Poling the Bonaventure River in Quebec, Canada. Trek 2: Cycling the Viking trail in Newfoundland. Two segments (of 20) in a series that includes canoeing, hiking, biking, poling, rafting, diving and horse packing.