America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde explores the hottest place on Earth and finds it is remarkably full of life.

Baratunde ventures into the wilds of Idaho to explore its evolving outdoor culture.

Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of Los Angeles to learn how Angelinos connect with the outdoors in their sprawling city.

Baratunde meets the people of Appalachia who are driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature.

Baratunde treks along the coast of North Carolina and discovers surprising ways in which history has shaped these environments.

Baratunde ventures to Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle into the remote wilderness.

With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and people are so committed to their outdoor passions that even the brutal winters can't deter them.

The Suwannee is one of the last wild rivers in America.

In Arkansas just about everyone you meet is into the outdoors, yet to the rest of the country, the state barely registers as an outdoor destination.

The Ancient Puebloans were the first inhabitants of what's now New Mexico, and their ruins can still be found there.

Oregon is known for its wild coastline and misty forests, but it's a place where a few hours in your car can take you from the coast to the high desert or the Cascade mountains.

From the nomadic Dine tribes who have been here since time immemorial to the Mormons who made their religious pilgrimage in 1847, the expansive beauty of Utah has been a magnet for centuries.